Lewis Hamilton issued a blunt response to seeing Michael Masi again at F1 Australian Grand Prix
Michael Masi, the ex-race director, is at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 Australian Grand Prix in his home country, the first time he has attended since overseeing the infamous 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Masi’s interpretation of the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Safety Car rule on the final day of the 2021 season allowed Hamilton, who was on the cusp of an all-time record eighth F1 title, to be overtaken and pipped to the title by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.
Hamilton was asked ꦿin Australia if he plans on talking to Masi, but responded: “I don’t.
“I am just focused on my future. I am𝐆 focused on trying to get back to winning. There is n𒊎othing to say.”
Masi left his job with the FIA in the wake of the Abu Dhabi controversy, but is atteℱnding the F1 Australian Grand Prix in his capacity as Chairman of the Supercars Commission. That series is a support act to F1 this weekend.
Masi revealed that he received death threats🍸 after his controversial role in the last-gasp title fight between Hamilton and Verstappen.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff recently said to : “It was tough a🌌fter Abu⛄ Dhabi.
“I have always liked the principle that the stopwatch never lies. The team that wins is the☂ one that deserves to be the champion.
“But this was different. At the end of the race, an individ🧸ual took decisions that were not reflected anywhere in the rule book and were so🦩 drastic that they made the outcome unbelievable.
“That is a moment wh🦂en you fall out of love with the sport. The principle of fairness was breached.
“The FIA took the guy out of the jobꦐ because it was a human error. But it’s done and dusted now. I still think about it a lot, but not with anger; it is just incomprehensible how it came about.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Americ♑an sports, to football, to F1.
