Formula 1: Sebastian Vettel says Formula 1 needs to focus on sport rather than entertainment

Sebastian Vettel says the controversy over last year's title-decider shows Formula 1 needs to focus on sport rather than entertainment.

Lewis Hamilton lost out to Max Verstappen in the championship after the rules were overridden in Abu Dhabi to ensure the race did not finish behind a safety car.

Four-time F1 champion Vettel, 34, said: «The main thing is that we focus on the sport and not so much on the show.

»[That] there is clarity."

Vettel was talking as his Aston Martin team launched their 2022 car, which they hope will move them up the field from their seventh-place finish in the championship last year.

The controversy in the Abu Dhabi title-decider last December arose as race director Michael Masi attempted to restart the race after a late safety-car period.

Masi failed to implement the rules correctly in at least two different ways — by only letting some of the lapped cars unlap themselves; and by overriding the rule defining at what point the race could restart.

Hamilton had dominated the race before the safety car, but Masi's decisions led to Verstappen passing his British rival when the race restarted for one final lap — and caused an outcry.

Governing body the FIA has launched an inquiry into the events of Abu Dhabi, the findings of which will be presented to the F1 teams and F1 president Stefano Domenicali on Monday.

Vettel's views on the Abu Dhabi finale were backed by team-mate Lance Stroll.

«It's great racing and everyone wants to see the two drivers in the championship go head-to-head with one lap to go, but you can't be making up rules at the end of the race like that. It has to be set in stone,» the Canadian said.

«If the consequence is that there is not time, and we don't get a whole lap of racing, well..that's