F1 champ Verstappen defends ex-race director Masi
Formula One champion Max Verstappen defended Michael Masi on Thursday, saying the much-criticized former race director was “thrown under the bus” after last season's dramatic finale.
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Max Verstappen says Michael Masi has been 'thrown under the bus' after losing race director role
Reigning F1 champion Max Verstappen says it is unfair Michael Masi has lost his job as race director and believes he has been «thrown under a bus». Verstappen won the 2021 championship off the back of a controversial decision made by Masi in the last moments of the final race of the season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Max Verstappen says removal of Michael Masi as race director 'very unfair'
World champion Max Verstappen says it is «very unfair» Michael Masi has been removed from the post of race director, and he has been «thrown under the bus».
F1 teams set for crisis meeting to discuss Russian GP
The gathering will take place at the Barcelona test after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine that clearly puts in doubt upcoming sporting events in the country, such as the F1 race in Sochi on 25 September and the UEFA Champions League final scheduled for 28 May in St Petersburg.
F1 | Verstappen: "Han lanzado a Michael Masi debajo de un autobús"
Es una frase echa en inglés, lanzar a alguien ‘under the bus’, que se puede traducir como forzar a alguien a que cargue con toda la culpa de un asunto, y son las palabras que utilizó Max Verstappen este jueves en la rueda de prensa que se celebró en Barcelona. Y es que Mercedes dijo un día antes que había que cerrar el capítulo de Abu Dhabi, igual que Lewis Hamilton dijo que su equipo «nunca se equivoca», hasta que le preguntaron al campeón del mundo por la decisión de la FIA, relevar a Masi y sustituirle por Eduardo Freitas y Niels Wittich.
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Toto Wolff says it could cost Michael Andretti's potential new F1 team $1bn to be competitive
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