The Abu Dhabi investigation has yet to come to a conclusion, but the downgrading of Michael Masi it is a heavy indication of how the Federation (which will however almost certainly confirm the response of the track) thinks about the facts of Yas Marina and the work of the race director in this and other races.
George Russell, who is now a teammate of the ‘victim’ of the 2021 season finale, is enthusiastic about the countermeasures adopted by the FIA. Among these, the most important are the revision of the safety car re-entry procedure, the replacement of Masi with Niels Wittich-Eduardo Freitas alternation (assisted by Herbie Blash and the introduction of the football VAR.
“I think that in sport there is always an enormous amount of pressure on every individual, be it the athlete, the coach, the manager, the engineers, the referees or the referees. Mistakes happen when the pressure of the moment is high. I think that we all agree that what happened in Abu Dhabi was not rightotherwise no changes were made. We hope that with these changes things like this will not happen again. I’m really sorry for Lewis because after the comeback at the end of the season he had the race completely under control and he just had to bring it home: he would have been an eight-time world champion but this goal was completely taken away from him“He told reporters. “The FIA was incredibly proactive right after Abu Dhabi. I think the VAR solution is fantastic and it makes absolutely sense to have further assistance. The way in which the drivers exploit the regulation is understandable and, in the same way, the FIA needs to do more to compensate for this factor, as every driver will always look for a way to win. I think it will take some time to really perfect the mechanism, but I think it is definitely a step in the right direction“.
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