Michael Masi has officially left the FIA, seven months after being stripped of the Formula 1 race director role.The Australian lost the position after the controversy surrounding the handling of the championship-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where he chose to allow only the lapped cars between Lewis Hamilton and Max...

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Mercedes' “bullying” approach led to Michael Masi being fired as the FIA’s Formula 1 race director.Masi was removed from the position following the FIA's analysis into the final race of 2021 in which he focused solely on the title fight between Lewis Hamilton...

Max Verstappen has spoken out on the FIA’s decision to remove Michael Masi from his role as Formula 1 race director, saying he has “really been thrown under the bus.”Masi was replaced as part of a restructuring of race control by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, following the controversial handling...

Fernando Alonso says Michael Masi did nothing wrong in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year and hopes the FIA race director was not removed due to that event.Masi’s handling of the closing stages of the final race came in for severe criticism as he failed to correctly apply the...

Michael Masi will no longer be Formula 1 race director after the FIA announced a new structure in the wake of last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.In a video released at the same time as Ferrari’s 2022 car launch, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem confirmed that Masi will be replaced...

After staying out of the controversy following the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Lance Stroll took the opportunity of today's launch of Aston Martin's 2022 car to weigh in on it. The Canadian suggested the FIA did not follow its own rules when deciding how to end the race, in...

Michael Masi could be replaced as Formula 1 race director, but even if he remains on there will likely be changes to the FIA's trackside structure this year, according to the FIA’s Peter Bayer.The FIA is currently carrying out a detailed analysis of the closing stages of the Abu Dhabi...

The FIA needs to review a number of regulations to try and improve consistency in Formula 1, according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.The handling of the closing stages of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has come under intense scrutiny for the way safety car regulations were applied in a...

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko believes FIA race director Michael Masi should be credited for the decisions he made at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Masi initially gave the message that no lapped cars would be allowed to overtake during a late safety car period, before changing that...

Toto Wolff has no interest in speaking to FIA race director Michael Masi about his handling of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, calling his decisions at the end of the race “unacceptable”.Masi opted to allow the five cars between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to un-lap themselves, setting up a...