FIA race director Michael Masi has zero tolerance for any “attack” on the volunteer marshals who help motorsport take place safely, following Christian Horner’s comments at the Qatar Grand Prix. Max Verstappen was handed a five-place grid penalty for failing to respect double waved yellow flags in qualifying after passing a marshal post that was warning drivers of Pierre Gasly’s position of being stopped on the pit straight. Horner was angered that race control messages suggested the track was clear and that “a rogue marshal” decided otherwise. However, his comments were given short shrift from Masi as Horner was summoned to the stewards for breaching the FIA International...
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