On the day that, with qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, marks the actual start of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship, the FIA seems to have written the end of the controversy – go on for three months – regarding the outcome of thelast GP of last season. The way in which Max Verstappen snatched the world title from Lewis Hamilton, taking advantage of the very extreme decisions in the interpretation of the rules by the then Race Director Michael Masi never went down to Mercedes. Today the Federation announced the definitive outcome of its investigation into the Abu Dhabi events, underlining “Human error” di Masi but also recognizing the good faith in the conduct of the race director.
A verdict that apparently satisfied even the top management of Mercedes. It was clear that the result gained on the track could not be changed in any way, but Brackley’s team principal, Toto Wolff, appreciated the admission of responsibility by the leading international automotive body. “They have been very transparent in making it public – emphasized Wolff, speaking to Sky Sports F1 – refer to a ‘human error’ and the fact that a rule has not been interpreted in the right way “.
The Mercedes number one, however, also made an admission of significant responsibility, regarding the much discussed radio messages between the stables and the FIA ’cockpit’, made public from mid-season onwards. “I think we wanted to provide a better show by broadcasting radio communications with the race director, but have this one added extra pressure“, He concluded.
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