Ex-McLaren boss to head FIA Safety Commission
Sam Michael, McLaren’s former sporting director, has replaced Sir Patrick Head as president of the FIA’s Safety Commission.
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Steiner has ‘full confidence’ in FIA to resolve Abu Dhabi F1 fallout
The FIA has been undertaking a full investigation into the decisions taken by race director Michael Masi and race control in the closing stages of December’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which ended in a last-lap pass by Max Verstappen on Lewis Hamilton to clinch the title.
Ex-McLaren F1 sporting chief Sam Michael to head FIA Safety Commission
The Safety Commission looks at accidents and safety equipment issues in all forms of four-wheel-based motorsport, and its most high profile recent investigation involved Romain Grosjean’s crash at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix.
UAE's new motorsport president Mohammed Ben Sulayem aiming for an explosion of talent
History maker Mohammed Ben Sulayem took on Lewis Hamilton, mighty Mercedes and the troubles of beleaguered Formula 1 but still had a word for a young Emirati karting superstar.
UAE's Mohammed Ben Sulayem appointed president of world motorsport
Mohammed Ben Sulayem of the UAE will be the first non-European president of motorsport's world governing body after being elected on Friday, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) said.
Who will have the F1 race director role in 2022?
How the position will be filled is part of the ongoing investigation into the Abu Dhabi GP controversy, an event that left Masi in the firing line from the sport's insiders and from fans worldwide on social media.
F1 | La FIA enfría la polémica
No es habitual que la FIA emita comunicados oficiales para aliviar tensiones, por escuetos que sean, y este es el segundo en medio mes. Ante las declaraciones que trascendieron de Peter Bayer, responsable de monoplazas, considerando «un cambio de director de carrera » para la Fórmula 1 y el relevo de Michael Masi, el organismo interviene para negar que se haya tomado decisión alguna y para recordar que aún no se han comentado los detalles de su investigación interna sobre el safety car del GP de Abu Dhabi que cambió el devenir de la carrera y facilitó a Verstappen la consecución del título por delante de Hamilton.
Michael Masi ‘likely’ to be replaced amid FIA restructure
The FIA are planning a re-management structure which could see race director Michael Masi out of a job ahead of the 2022 season.