Giving Lewis Hamilton a more severe penalty because of the scale of Max Verstappen’s crash would contradict a “mainstay” of the F1 rules, says race director Michael Masi.
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FIA unmoved as Horner calls Mercedes’ lobbying of stewards “unacceptable”
2021 British Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull’s Christian Horner says the stewards should be “locked away” from team principals during races but FIA race director Michael Masi disagrees.
Alonso feels “a little bit stupid” for obeying track limits at start
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says he lost out at the start of the race for the second weekend in a row because he obeyed track limits.
F1 will consider adopting “intelligent” IndyCar rule in wake of Leclerc crash
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 race director Michael Masi says an IndyCar-style rule penalising drivers for disrupting qualifying sessions could be introduced to the world championship.
F1 eases track limits restrictions at Imola
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 will no longer police track limits will stop being monitored at Imola’s turn 13 – Acque Minerali – for the rest of this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
The classic rivalry for ‘best of the rest’ and six more Imola talking points
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will continue their fight at Imola – as will Ferrari and McLaren. Here are the talking points for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Longer Safety Car periods to prevent repeat of Imola near-misses
2020 F1 season
Posted onFIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi rejected claims ‘the show’ has been prioritised over safety, and said new procedures will prevent a repeat of near-misses with marshals at Imola.
F1 drivers impressed by TecPro but concerned over fire in huge F2 crash
Formula 2
Posted onFormula 1 drivers praised the performance of the TecPro barrier in the huge crash which brought Sunday’s Formula 2 race to an early end.
Masi ‘couldn’t have got through’ first year as F1 race director without staff support
2019 F1 season
Posted onFIA race director Michael Masi says he needed the support of many people to get through his first year as Formula 1 race director.
FIA’s push for driver safety “will never end”
2019 F1 season
Posted onFIA race director Michael Masi has said the sport’s governing body will never cease its pursuit of higher safety standards following the crash which killed Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert.
Masi to continue as race director for rest of season
2019 F1 season
Posted onMichael Masi, who took over as FIA race director following the sudden death of Charlie Whiting on the eve of the 2019 F1 season, has been told he will continue in the role for at least the rest of the year.
