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The FIA have confirmed that Michael Masi has been removed from the role of Formula 1 race director. Australian Masi, 44, had been under huge scrutiny since his controversial handling of the final race of the 2021 F1 season in Abu Dhabi which culminated in Max Verstappen taking the title from Lewis Hamilton.
Michael Masi has been removed as F1 race director as part of a restructure at governing body the FIA in the wake of last year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
El GP de Abu Dhabi, inolvidable para una amplia mayoría del paddock con ese desenlace épico en la última vuelta, se ha cobrado una víctima. Una pieza de caza mayor. Michael Masi ya no será más director de carrera de la Fórmula 1 después de la investigación que puso en marcha la FIA para, junto con los equipos, esclarecer el procedimiento del coche de seguridad que condicionó el final de aquella carrera, y de aquel campeonato. A partir de ahora, la función de director de carrera en el Mundial recaerá sobre dos figuras rotativas. Lo confirmó la FIA este jueves en un comunicado.
Lewis Hamilton is set to open up on the events which saw him cruelly denied a record eighth Formula 1 world title in Abu Dhabi last season.
The first grand prix of 2022 is a month away, but there is already plenty happening in the world of Formula 1.
The fallout of the Abu Dhabi controversy from the end of the 2021 Formula One season could be over soon - along with any new changes, personnel or otherwise, which are implemented as a result of the FIA’s study.
Former Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button has said that changes should be made over how teams contact the Race Director and that Michael Masi was in a very difficult position in Abu Dhabi, which led him to the controversial call he made over the unlapping of cars behind the Safety Car.