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Masi gave Verstappen 2021 F1 championship ‘on a plate’

Race director Michael Masi’s handling of the Safety Car restart at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix “wasn’t fair” on Sir Lewis Hamilton. That’s the opinion of a former Formula 1 driver, who described Masi’s handling of the situation as lacking “any level of common sense.” Following Nicholas Latifi crashing in sector three with just a few laps of the season finale remaining, the Safety Car was deployed. Red Bull used this as an opportunity to pit Max Verstappen for a set of soft-compound tyres, while Mercedes opted to leave Hamilton out to ensure he maintained track position. READ: Ricciardo: Verstappen is better than Hamilton, but not the best There were five lapped cars in...
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