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The Latest Breaking News from Michael Masi

F1 race director claims he was ‘fired’ – just hours after FIA state he ‘stepped down’

Niels Wittich had been the only sole race director since Michael Masi’s infamous exit after the 2021 season

The Independent UK

Ben Hunt: Wittich departure raises more concern with the FIA

Barely a month goes by without a senior departure from the FIA it seems, but the latest exit raises some serious concerns. Niels Wittich leaving immediately as F1 race director follows a worrying trend at motorsport’s governing body and one wonders what is causing it.

Autosport

Guenther Steiner exclusive interview: 'Lando will beat Max to the world title but he needs to get nastier'

Former Haas boss on the championship battle, why Verstappen will end up at Mercedes and his unfinished business in the sport

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Exclusive: What goes on inside Formula 1's race control room

F1’s race control was thrust into everyone’s living room in 2021, when then-race director Michael Masi decided it was a good idea to air his communications to the TV audience. Following his departure ahead of the 2022 season, race control reverted to its old, and rather secretive self.

Motorsport

Wolff’s "pathological egomaniac" Masi remark shows F1 Abu Dhabi 2021 wounds remain

Masi came under fire for the way he handled the closing stages of the 2021 season finale, where he ended the safety car period just in time to enable a final-lap showdown between title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.

Motorsport

Court decision shows Mercedes would have lost 2021 Abu Dhabi F1 appeal

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Ben Sulayem’s mishaps and meddling leave F1 asking if FIA is fit for purpose

Resignations of Steve Nielsen and Deborah Mayer, plus the Wolff investigation, have left a distrust and conflict in the sport

The Guardian - UK

Toto Wolff watches Massa legal case for parallels with Hamilton’s 2021 title bid

The Brazilian’s legal action over the 2008 world championship has prompted the Mercedes chief to hint that the outcome in 2021 could also be challenged

The Guardian - UK

Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham sparks controversy at British GP with Lewis Hamilton remarks

Max Verstappen denied Lewis Hamilton the chance to win an eighth world title at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after an infamous decision by race director Michael Masi

Daily Mirror

Hannah Waddingham ‘causes chaos’ with loaded Lewis Hamilton remark in F1 interview

‘Ted Lasso’ star appeared to make a thinly veiled reference to 2021 controversy that cost Hamilton a record-breaking eighth title

The Independent UK

Gareth Bale picks side in Lewis Hamilton vs Max Verstappen rivalry and voices F1 anger

Max Verstappen vs Lewis Hamilton cemented its place as one of F1's great rivalries with a blockbuster title race in the 2021 season which ended in controversial circumstances

Daily Mirror

The rise of sports documentaries: How they are changing the way we experience games

The stories of famous sports personalities are full of cliches, from charting a rags-to-riches story to affirming that an individual has the power to shape his destiny; documentaries are an adept vehicle to narrate them in a manner where cliches are not muddied with a fictional screenplay

The Hindu

Lewis Hamilton suffering explained as Valtteri Bottas opens up on Mercedes' F1 "grief"

Bottas was still Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate when the Brit lost the 2021 title to Max Verstappen in painful and controversial circumstances at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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Lewis Hamilton petition gathers pace as F1 fans want Max Verstappen decision reversed

It has been 16 months since the infamous Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which decided the 2021 F1 title race, but the fallout from Max Verstappen's dramatic win continues

Daily Mirror

Toto Wolff was refused help by FIA chief Jean Todt amid 2021 Abu Dhabi GP chaos

Mercedes chief Wolff and Red Bull boss Christian Horner both called outgoing FIA president Todt in the wake of the title-deciding controversy, the Frenchman has revealed

Daily Mirror

FIA urged to sack F1 race director Niels Wittich amid claim he is "like Michael Masi"

Niels Wittich, in his first season as F1's solo race director, incurred the wrath of the Italian media for referring Carlos Sainz to the stewards at the Australian Grand Prix

Daily Mirror

David Croft defends Michael Masi after Sky Sports F1 colleague Ted Kravitz's attack

Ted Kravitz was highly critical of Michael Masi during the Australian Grand Prix weekend, questioning why he had chosen to appear in the F1 paddock at the weekend

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Ted Kravitz blasts Michael Masi for F1 paddock return – "What's he doing coming back?"

Masi is in charge of Australia's V8 Supercars which is part of the Formula 1 race weekend schedule in Melbourne this weekend, but Kravitz was not impressed by his appearance

Autosport

Masi: Return to F1 paddock "like seeing the long-lost family"

The former F1 race director has been on the ground at the Australian Grand Prix throughout the week, primarily in his new role as the Chairman of the Supercars Commission.

Daily Mirror

Michael Masi "open" to Lewis Hamilton discussion but laughs at idea of F1 return

Former Formula 1 race director Masi is back in the paddock at the Australian GP this weekend for the first time since the Abu Dhabi fiasco which cost him his job at the FIA

The Guardian - UK

Lewis Hamilton admits Mercedes need ‘rest of the year’ to catch Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton admitted it could take the rest of the F1 season for his Mercedes team to close the gap on Red Bull

The New Daily

Hamilton has no plans to meet Masi

Lewis Hamilton has no desire to meet former race director Michael Masi after Masi returned to the Formula One paddock for the first time since losing his

Daily Mirror

Lewis Hamilton makes his feelings clear as Michael Masi returns to F1 paddock in new role

Michael Masi has been absent from the F1 paddock since the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, during which his "human error" as race director had a significant impact on the outcome of the title race

Autosport

Spanish GP drops final sector chicane for 2023 F1 race

This year’s Formula 1 Spanish GP will run without the chicane in the final sector for the first time since it was introduced in 2007.

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