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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Formula One's former race director Michael Masi has described the abuse he received on social media following last season's controversial call at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Axed Formula One race director Michael Masi Sunday revealed he was bombarded with "vile" abuse and death threats after his stunning call that cost Lewis Hamilton an eighth world title. The 44-year-old was removed from the high-profile job over his management of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year and quit the sport's governing body FIA this month to return home to Australia. He told Sydney's Daily Telegraph he feared for his life after the sequence of events that led to Red Bull's Max Verstappen passing Hamilton to deprive the Mercedes star of another crown.
Michael Masi has revealed that he received death threats following the controversial Abu Dhabi GP in December 2021 that left him feeling like «the most hated man in the world». On the final lap of the final race of last season, Lewis Hamilton looked to be in the box seat to take home the title, which would have been a record-breaking eighth in F1. Ad/> But Masi's decisions in the finale — which were judged as «human error» by an FIA investigation — saw Hamilton passed by Max Verstappen, with the Dutchman going on to take his first world crown.
Former Formula One race director Michael Masi has revealed that he received numerous death threats after his controversial call at last year's Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which ultimately decided the outcome of the drivers' championship.
Axed Formula One race director Michael Masi Sunday revealed he was bombarded with "vile" abuse and death threats after his stunning call that cost Lewis Hamilton an eighth world title.
Former race director Michael Masi revealed he had received online death threats after the controversy last year that allowed Max Verstappen to claim the Formula One world title.
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