Christian Horner: Key focus on 2022 in giving race director more support after Max Verstappen-Lewis Hamilton drama

Red Bull boss Christian Horner expects there to be a “key focus” on giving Formula One’s race director more support after the controversial finish to last season. F1's current race director Michael Masi came under intense scrutiny for his handling of the Abu Dhabi and in particular the final-lap decision that allowed Max Verstappen to overtake Lewis Hamilton and win the title. Ad/> It is not yet known if Masi will return to the role, with an inquiry into the race ongoing, but Horner thinks there will be changes.

Bahrain Grand PrixHamilton says he's back after breaking social media silenceYESTERDAY AT 08:42 «The new FIA president [Mohammed bin Sulayem] has put a key focus on this and I think there's a big drive to make sure the race director has better support,» Horner told Sky Sports News. «The tools we have at our disposal are far in advance of Michael and his team. »So I think there's been a lot of focus over the winter and I think you'll see that role better supported, which will hopefully enable decisions to be easier and swifter, but I think we've also got to look at the regulations to simplify them as well." Hamilton says he's back after breaking social media silence Verstappen: I don't feel bad for Hamilton Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, is expected to propose some changes to how races are managed at the F1 commission meeting on February 14.

The 23-race season starts in Bahrain on March 20. McLaren boss Zak Brown said he was confident F1 would «regain its credibility» after last season’s controversial decider. «It can definitely regain its credibility,» said Brown.

«It's not the first time we've had an ump or a referee make a controversial call. »This one happened to be pretty big. But I think the sport