Michael Masi he will no longer be the Clerk of the Course after the controversy that characterized the 2021 season finale. The new FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem announced that the FIA will offer the Australian another position to continue his service within the Federation , perhaps with a focus on safety, a matter for which he already had to respond in the light of the absurd situation that saw the Clerk of the Course responsible for many aspects all contained in his figure.
Masi therefore paid the bill by being removed from the role of F1 referee, but at the same time it was recognized that Michael Masi had to face a sort of lions’ den alone as in 2022 the Race Direction will take on a trim totally different. Meanwhile, the Race Directors will be two alternating, the relay will be between Eduardo Freitas (arriving from the WEC) and Niels Wittich (referee of the DTM). In addition, they will be able to count on the support of the former vice-director of the race Herbie Blash (active until 2016) they will not have to manage radio communications with the teams and will be helped by a remote garage that will analyze in real time with all possible tools every episode that will occur on the track.
A firepower and a clearly higher level cross-check compared to 2021, where in Brazil it has even gone so far as to admit that Max Verstappen’s on-board was not available in evaluating the Dutchman’s defense at Descida do Lago in the 48th lap of the race then won by Lewis Hamilton. On that occasion Verstappen was not penalized amidst the general bewilderment, to the point that Mercedes then resorted to the right of revision without this additional investigation leading to a penalty for the Red Bull driver. George Russellon the occasion of the presentation of the Mercedes W13, he applauded the decisions of the FIA, in particular the introduction of the football ‘VAR’ through the establishment of a remote garage dedicated to the support of the Race Direction. “As a representative of the riders regarding the GPDA (the drivers’ association, Gran Prix Driver Association), I had presented our point of view to the Federation which proved to be extremely proactive, reaching the establishment of this ‘VAR’ which I believe will be of great help – Russell’s words – now everyone is trying to exploit the regulations, including us drivers, trying to put ourselves in an advantageous position on the track through behavior at the limit. It will take time to develop all the new tools that will be made available to the Commissioners, but anything that can help from my point of view will benefit F1 ″.
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