Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has accused former Formula One race director Michael Masi of being disrespectful to drivers, bad at taking criticism and a liability to the sport.
Mercedes blames Masi for costing Lewis Hamilton the championship at last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after he incorrectly implemented the safety car restart procedure at the end of the race.
Masi’s decisions set up a one-lap sprint which saw Max Verstappen overtake Lewis Hamilton in dramatic fashion for his first title win.
Masi was removed from his role as race director in the aftermath and the role has been completely revised by motor racing’s governing body, the FIA, for this season.
An FIA report into the Abu Dhabi race was critical of Masi’s decision-making, although it insisted the Australian acted in good faith throughout.
Wolff compared how good he feels Hamilton is at taking constructive criticism to how Masi seemed to ignore it, even when it came from a good place, and recalled a meeting he had with the…
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