FIA race director Michael Masi has explained why Sebastian Vettel and three other drivers were reprimanded for failing to remove their WeRaceAsOne shirts ahead of the Hungarian... read more »
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Michael Masi has explained why Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll were given five-place grid penalties for the Turn 1 incidents in Hungary. read more »
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FIA race director Michael Masi has indicated Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll could have been handed stricter punishments for causing turn one collisions had the Hungarian... read more »
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Vettel, Valtteri Bottas, Carlos Sainz Jr and Lance Stroll were summoned by the stewards over a breach of the pre-race procedure outlined by race director Michael Masi.It... read more »
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Toto Wolff's mid-race e-mail to Michael Masi contained a diagram that bore no relevance to Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen's Silverstone collision, according to a... read more »
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FIA race director Michael Masi feels the debut of sprint qualifying at the British Grand Prix was a success. read more »
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Team managers or sporting directors have been linked by a radio channel to race control for many years, with the option of speaking to the race director about any issues that... read more »
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has praised FIA race director Michael Masi for his swift action to ensure the lobbying of stewards seen at the British Grand Prix is... read more »
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Michael Masi may yet sit down with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen but don't expect any details of the talks to be released. read more »
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FIA race director Michael Masi has insisted he holds "no frustration" over the barrage of radio calls made by Red Bull and Mercedes in the aftermath of the first lap... read more »
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Masi was ultimately responsible for writing the sporting regulations that cover sprint weekends, with input from the teams and the F1 organisation.The final updated version was... read more »
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FIA race director Michael Masi has hailed the work completed by F1's governing body in enabling a smooth running of the first-ever sprint qualifying weekend. read more »
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One of the controversial aspects of last weekend's British Grand Prix was the way in which both Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and Christian Horner lobbied the stewards as they... read more »
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FIA race director Michael Masi has warned all F1 team bosses and drivers they face the threat of sanctions if they visit the stewards at future grands prix without invitation. read more »
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Michael Masi isn't fazed by "whatever sniping" is going on between Mercedes and Red Bull, adamant it has no impact on stewards' decisions. read more »
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FIA race director Michael Masi has insisted F1 will not provide fans with a 'VAR-like' insight into stewards' decisions in order to maintain an "independent... read more »
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Horner was left angry at the way Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff was able to speak to the stewards during their deliberations over the crash between Lewis Hamilton and Max... read more »
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FIA race director Michael Masi has hinted at the possibility of holding behind-closed-doors discussions with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen following the fallout that has... read more »
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Michael Masi insists that tougher stewarding this year is causing drivers to 'tuck in their elbows' more. read more »
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Michael Masi has responded to criticism of F1's recent slew of penalties, saying the drivers asked for it. read more »
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In recent seasons there has been a relatively lenient approach to first-lap incidents, with drivers sometimes given the benefit of the doubt on the basis of the "let them... read more »
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Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has responded to criticism of the FIA for awarding Lewis Hamilton a 10-second penalty after he and Max Verstappen collided at Silverstone. read more »
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F1 Race Director Michael Masi has come forward to explain that it is the incident itself that gets judged, not the consequences of it, following Hamilton's ten-second time... read more »
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Listen and look-back on the perspectives shared by the respective team members at Red Bull Racing and Mercedes with the FIA Race Director Michael Masi, after the crash between... read more »
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Formula 1 Race Director Michael Masi has clarified that Formula 1 stewards do not consider the overall consequence of a crash when determining an in-race penalty. At the... read more »