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Wolff applauds FIA ‘right steps' after Masi's exit

Toto Wolff believes the FIA has taken the 'right steps' with its post-Abu Dhabi action plan and has denied rumours Lewis Hamilton's place on this year's grid was dependent on Michael Masi's exit. Masi made headlines at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for all the wrong reasons, his controversial decision-making costing Hamilton his shot at a record-breaking eighth World title. Two months later the fall-out has seen the Australian sacked as the FIA race director, the FIA instead putting into place a rotating system with Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas sharing the role. There will also be a VAR system, similar to football's, while the teams have also been banned from contacting the...
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