F1 engineers ‘want Max Verstappen stripped of title and Michael Masi fired'

F1 engineers think Max Verstappen should be stripped of his title and also want Michael Masi fired, it has been claimed. The Red Bull driver secured glory in the final race of the campaign in Abu Dhabi last year. Yet many feel Lewis Hamilton was robbed of the prize, with a safety car cruelly preventing the Brit from claiming a historic eighth championship of his career.

Hamilton led Verstappen for the majority of the race in Abu Dhabi, with the Brit chasing history at the time.

Victory would have seen him become the first man to win eight F1 titles, moving him ahead of Michael Schumacher in the history books in the process.

Yet Verstappen ended up claiming the title in controversial circumstances, with FIA chief Michael Masi in the spotlight ever since.

Now, outspoken co-founder and CEO of Rich Energy William Storey has revealed he recently met with a number of Formula One engineers.

The energy drinks company previously became the sponsor of the Haas F1 team ahead of the 2019 season but their partnership, in the end, was terminated.

Since then, Storey has often insisted that Rich Energy will return to the sport.

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And, now, he's claimed he met with F1 engineers on Saturday night - who apparently want Verstappen stripped of the title and Masi fired.

"Dinner with some F1 engineers this eve. All admit Lewis Hamilton was robbed & Masi should be fired & decision reversed," Storey wrote on Twitter.

"Privately also looking forward to the Rich Energy return."

Verstappen was recently asked about the FIA, with the F1 chiefs currently looking into what unfolded in the Middle East.

Yet he's insisted he's not concerned about the matter, saying: "Yeah, but they can't do anything."

When asked if his title was tarnished, the Red Bull