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Race restart 'in sport's best interests', says Masi

Race director, Michael Masi insists that restarting the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with just two laps remaining was in the best interests of the sport. Asked if he was surprised the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was restarted with just two laps remaining, Pierre Gasly, who went on to finish third, best summed up the situation. 'The Americans took over,' said the Frenchman, 'so I wasn't really surprised that we go first with the entertainment.' Following a brief delay after Max Verstappen's crash, the safety car was deployed, before the decision was finally taken to stop the race. In the meantime, Red Bull's sporting director, Jonathan Wheatley had radioed race director, Michael Masi to red flag the...
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