Masi was roundly criticised for his handling of the late safety car restart in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which resulted in Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton losing the race lead and the world championship to Red Bull rival Max Verstappen on the final lap.
Masi permitted the lapped cars between Hamilton and Verstappen to pass the safety car, but kept those behind Verstappen in place.
Mercedes announced its intention to appeal the Abu Dhabi race outcome after its post-race protest into the safety car procedure was rejected, but subsequently decided to withdraw this following the FIA’s move to launch an internal review.
Hamilton has not spoken about his future since a brief interview in the immediate aftermath of the race, with Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff revealing last month that both he and Hamilton were “disillusioned” with F1.
The FIA released its first statement on the matter since the appointment of Mohammed Ben Sulayem as president on Thursday, stating that its analysis…
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