‘I hope he will be fine,’ Former FIA president express his concerns over Michael Masi’s well being amidst growing calls for his removal

‘I hope he will be fine,’ Former FIA president express his concerns over Michael Masi’s well being amidst growing calls for his removal

Jean Todt and Michael Masi

The 2021 season saw Lewis Hamilton missing out on a record 8th world title after a controversial unlapping decision from the race director Michael Masi gave his rival Max Verstappen a maiden world title. Michael Masi came under fire as the legitimacy of his decision was questioned and FIA has launched an investigation into the incident whose final report will only come out a couple of days before the 2022 season beginner at Bahrain.

Now, Jean Todt, the former FIA president whose tenure ended a few days before the 2021 season finisher in Abu Dhabi has expressed his concerns over Michael Masi’s well being as his future with F1 is still unclear. Jean Todt said he has been in contact with Masi and spoke to him about things other than the Abu Dhabi drama, adding he hopes Michael Masi will be fine.   

“I have spoken to him, not specifically about what happened in Abu Dhabi, but about him as a human being. I hope he will be fine,” Jean Todt told sky sports.

F1’s “Key focus” in 2022 is to “make sure the Race Director has better support”; Red Boss Christian Horner  

Christian Horner
Christian Horner

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has told Sky Sports that Formula 1’s main focus for 2022 will be making sure that the race director has better support. Christian Horner expressed his optimism that since Formula 1 had been working on plans to support the race director over the winter the decision will be made easier and swifter adding that the regulations will also be simpler.

“The new FIA president [Mohammed bin Sulayem] has put a key focus on this and I think there’s a big drive to make sure the Race Director has better support. The tools we have at our disposal are far in advance of Michael and his team,” Christian Horner said.

“So, I think there’s been a lot of focus over the winter and I think you’ll see that role better supported, which will hopefully enable decisions to be easier and swifter, but I think we’ve also got to look at the regulations to simplify them as well,” Christian Horner added.

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