FIA change F1 safety car rule to avoid repeat of Abu Dhabi 2021 Grand Prix chaos which saw Max Verstappen win title
The FIA have taken steps to ensure there will be no repeat of last year's controversial Formula 1 season finale by changing the wording of their safety car rules. Red Bull's Max Verstappen sensationally landed his first F1 crown in Abu Dhabi last December, but many felt Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton was unfairly robbed of what would've been his eighth title by then race director Michael Masi's polemical decision to only allow the cars between the two drivers to un-lap themselves, leaving Verstappen with enough time to pass the Brit on the final lap.
