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Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has slammed Lewis Hamilton after Michael Masi was removed from his position as FIA race director.

Masi's position was deemed under threat in the aftermath of the dramatic Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last December, which saw Max Verstappen claim the F1 world title by overtaking Hamilton on the final lap.

Just minutes earlier, the Mercedes man looked odds-on to claim an unprecedented eighth crown as he led his rival by 11 seconds, before a crash from Williams driver Nicholas Latifi sparked a chaotic turn of events.

Masi opted to deploy a safety car, but under pressure from Red Bull boss Christian Horner, altered his initial instructions in a bid to speed up the procedure and ensure one final lap of racing.

It meant that Verstappen, who had pitted immediately after the Latifi incident, could get on the shoulder of the British driver ahead of that now infamous lap, and he duly surpassed him before taking the chequered flag.

Mercedes launched two failed protests into the procedure, but an FIA enquiry into what transpired culminated in Masi, 44, being sacked last month.

Hamilton remained silent until