‘Result had been rigged to stop Lewis Hamilton winning!’ British politician, Peter Hain SLAMS ‘shameful’ FIA for Abu Dhabi GP fiasco

‘Result had been rigged to stop Lewis Hamilton winning!’ British politician, Peter Hain SLAMS ‘shameful’ FIA for Abu Dhabi GP fiasco

Peter Hain, Lewis Hamilton

The F1 2021 season might have concluded two months back, but the events surrounding the finale are still doing the rounds. In perhaps one of the greatest ever F1 seasons till date, for many viewers, the ending at Abu Dhabi GP was just an icing on the cake. However, several Lewis Hamilton fans were agitated over the controversial decision taken by FIA.

Now, we are into the period where new challengers are revealed by F1 teams ahead of the 2022 season. However, a leaked audio clip between Red Bull’s Jonathan Wheatley and Michael Masi has gone viral, which shows that the race director had followed Wheatley’s suggestions in respect to the handling of lapped cars.

British politician, Peter Hain has now slammed FIA for the shameful decision which robbed Lewis Hamilton of his record eighth F1 title. Peter believes that the race was rigged in order to allow Max Verstappen win his first ever title.

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Peter Hain lashes out at FIA decision that cost Lewis Hamilton his eighth title

Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton just ended his two-month long social media exile last week, as the Briton gave an update on his future. He has more or less confirmed his involvement in the 2022 F1 season, as the Briton aims to see off his two-year contract at the very least.

Peter Hain gave his opinion on the leaked audio clip, and it was certainly a very assertive opinion on the FIA. “Conclusively confirms my original view expressed afterwards that the result had been rigged to stop @LewisHamilton winning as he should have done. Shameful,” Peter tweeted.

In a latest turn of events, FIA have accepted the fact that they were aware of the leaked clip which has surfaced on social media. FIA have looked into their rule-books to make sure such events do not happen again in the future. The rules in F1 are pretty subjective, moreover, the director has the power to control the safety car. This is potentially the rule that allowed Masi to direct the lapped cars to unlap themselves after just before the safety car was called in.

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