News Details
Masi out as race director as FIA shakes-up officiating!
FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem has announced changes to the officiating of Formula 1 Grand prix events - and confirmed the removal of Michael Masi as race director. The changes are the result of a wide-ranging review of the controversial events at the end of the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP which culminated in Max Verstappen beating Lewis Hamilton to the world championship title. Masi's decisions ahead of the final lap restart in the race were heavily criticised and resulted in an appeal by Mercedes about the way the situation had been handled. Read also: Horner calls for 'better support' for Masi and 'simplified rules' Mercedes subsequently decided not to appeal the decision after being...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Bahrain Grand Prix on the Formula 1 calendar until 2036
The Bahrain Grand Prix will be on the Formula 1 world championship...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Video: Aston Martin shakes down its 2022 F1 car
Aston Martin took to the track on Friday at Silverstone to give its 2022...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Marko: FIA hopelessly overwhelmed, too few people
Helmut Marko believes the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix fiasco was not down...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Ben Sulayem: Wittich and Freitas to replace Masi
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has presented his mandate to address...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
How Fabio Di Giannantonio struck a nerve with Pedro...
No description available...
18h ago from Motorsport.com
How winding back the clock helped Fabio Quartararo...
No description available...
20h ago from Motorsport.com
Guenther Steiner: Tech3 2027 MotoGP rider line-up to...
Tech3 team boss Guenther Steiner has revealed that the team will decide...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Francesco Bagnaia: "Admirable" Jorge Martin...
No description available...
22h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Alex Palou opens Indy 500 practice with fastest time
The first day of IndyCar’s two-week build-up to the Indianapolis 500...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Indy 500 Day 1 practice results: Alex Palou leads the...
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Zanardi – a man who overcame loss to become...
Motorsport Week takes a look back at the remarkable career of Alex...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
IndyCar, IndyCar Officiating announce changes...
No description available...
19h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
How Sebastien Ogier’s near-perfect Rally Portugal...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Portugal: Thierry Neuville inherits lead as...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Thierry Neuville nabs Portuguese win
Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais had their eighth Rally de Portugal...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal urged to make bold move for versatile...
Arsenal have been told they should be ready to make a serious move for...
27m ago from CaughtOffside.com
Sources: Man United given 'signal' to move for 60m...
Manchester United have an interest in Sporting Lisbon midfielder and...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Not Rice or Raya: Scholes names Arsenal player who...
Paul Scholes has never been the type to say something just to please...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Season over for brilliant Ben White
Morning all. I don't like to start the blog with bad news but that's what...
2h ago from Arseblog.com
Comments
Hottest News
Leclerc ‘not looking forward’ to beating Schumacher’s...
For most Ferrari drivers, merely being mentioned... Read More »
48m ago from F1i.com
Andrea Stella makes bold McLaren driver lineup claim amid...
McLaren F1 Team Principal Andrea Stella has made... Read More »
38m ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Adrian Newey set for another Aston Martin headache after...
The latest changes to the F1 rules proposed by... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
