The FIA has published its report on the controversial conclusion to the 2021 Formula 1 season in Abu Dhabi.
The findings of the report were unanimously endorsed by the World Motor Sport Council. In a statement the FIA confirmed its race director Michael Masi committed mistakes when he ordered a final lap restart of the race, following which
overtook Lewis Hamilton to win the world championship.
“The race director called the safety car back into the pit lane without it having completed an additional lap as required by the Formula 1 Sporting Regulations,” the FIA noted in a statement.
“The process of identifying lapped cars has up until now been a manual one and human error lead to the fact that not all cars were allowed to unlap themselves,” it added. The FIA is introducing an automated system for identifying which cars should be allowed to unlap themselves.
However despite acknowledging its official had failed to follow its rules correctly, the FIA noted there was no…