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Vote now: Should the FIA fire Masi for his handling of the Abu Dhabi GP?

Following Sir Lewis Hamilton missing out on the 2021 Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship to Max Verstappen last month, there have been calls for race director Michael Masi to be sacked. Hamilton fans in particular have been pushing for Masi to lose his job, as a controversial decision made by the Australian at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ultimately cost the Brit his record-breaking eighth title. Specifically, after a crash for Nicholas Latifi brought out the Safety Car late on in the race, Masi initially ruled that none of the lapped runners would be allowed through (as would be typical ahead of a restart) due to time constraints. However, he then decreed that only the five lapped...
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