Today, almost 100 days since the 2021 Formula 1 season ended in bitter acrimony at Yas Marina, the FIA is due to finally reveal the findings of its investigation into the handling of the now-notorious Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Over a month has passed since the governing body of motorsport confirmed the key outcomes of the inquiry. These include dividing the race director role between two people, adding a permanent senior advisor and introducing a virtual race control room.
The FIA has also replaced F1 race director Michael Masi, who made the contentious call to restart the race on the final lap after only moving a portion of the lapped cars out of the way, and having brought the Safety Car in a lap earlier than specified by the rules.
Finally, this week it emerged the FIA has revised the rule which previously stated “any cars that have been lapped by the leader will be required to pass the cars on the lead lap and the safety car.” The regulation, which for one race Masi interpreted in…