Masi was roundly criticised for his handling of the late safety car restart in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which resulted in Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton losing the race... read more »

Two-time Formula 1 World Champion Mika Hakkinen believes it would've been "much worse" if the 2021 title was determined behind the Safety Car. Max Verstappen won... read more »

Michael Masi's words after the Eifel Grand Prix in 2020 appear to go against what he decided to do under Safety Car conditions in Abu Dhabi. read more »

Carlos Sainz had two lapped cars to get past on the last lap in Abu Dhabi, and said that kind of situation had never happened to him before. read more »

In the aftermath of the controversial call on lapped cars, Lewis Hamilton told his engineer, Pete 'Bono' Bonnington he thought the race had been manipulated. read more »

Hamilton appeared set to clinch his eighth world championship when Nicholas Latifi's crashed Williams required a safety car that allowed title rival Max Verstappen to pit... read more »

Race control initially said that lapped cars would not be allowed to overtake, but then announced that those between leaders Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen would after all... read more »

Mercedes protest relating to a potential breach of the safety car lapped car procedure has been dismissed. read more »

Mercedes lodged two protests against the race result in the wake of Lewis Hamilton's title defeat to Verstappen in Abu Dhabi over the restart procedure by race director... read more »

George Russell called the decision by the FIA to allow selected lapped cars to pass the Safety Car in Abu Dhabi "unacceptable". read more »

Daniel Ricciardo and Lance Stroll have expressed puzzlement at the manner in which the late restart at Formula 1’s title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix unfolded. Race Control... read more »

Verstappen clinched his first F1 world title in a dramatic end to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, passing championship rival Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to win the race.The... read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed the pit wall was "screaming" at FIA race director Michael Masi to remove lapped cars from between Max Verstappen... read more »

Lewis Hamilton lost out to Max Verstappen in the fight for the drivers' championship after being overtaken on the final lap following a late restart by race director... read more »

Verstappen took the opportunity to pit under the safety car, brought out for Nicholas Latifi's crash with five laps remaining, to bolt on the soft tyre.But although he was... read more »

The Haas driver endured the worst of the spray thrown into the air at the back of the F1 pack during the wet race at the Istanbul Park track, a challenge he had to contend with... read more »

The Frenchman endured a frustrating time in the Russian Grand Prix as he ended up lapped and in 14th, while teammate Fernando Alonso delivered a strong performance to finish... read more »

Max Verstappen has comfortably set the fastest lap in the third and final practice session ahead of Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix. The home hero lapped the Zandvoort circuit in... read more »

One of the best overtakes in F1 history? Mika Hakkinen used the lapped Ricardo Zonta to surprise Michael Schumacher with a move on his way to the 2000 Belgian Grand Prix win!... read more »

Lando Norris claimed McLaren has "homework" to do after the team was unable to replicate its qualifying pace on Sunday at the Styrian Grand Prix. read more »

The Spaniard was locked in a tight fight with McLaren's Lando Norris for fifth place in the Red Bull Ring race, but their battle was interrupted when Sainz got held up... read more »

Ricciardo has had a difficult start to his McLaren career, as he has found himself struggling to match the pace of teammate Lando Norris.He has lacked confidence in the car,... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has labelled his Monaco Grand Prix experience "strange" and a "weekend to forget" after being lapped by McLaren team-mate Lando Norris. read more »

Following his dismal display at the Monaco Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo will "step away for a few days" rather than "over-analyse". read more »

The Ferrari driver emerged from the second free practice session at Barcelona as the closest challenger to Mercedes after a strong day's running in which he lapped just... read more »