Martin Brundle says Toto Wolff knows his lobbying of Michael Masi was 'unacceptable', when trying to stop a Safety Car being deployed in Abu Dhabi. The Sky Sports analyst was referring to a particular moment when the Mercedes team boss was aiming to prevent a Safety Car period for Antonio Giovinazzi's breakdown in the 2021 finale, but was also speaking more widely about how team bosses trying to sway the decisions being made in Race Control. Both Mercedes and Red Bull tried to speak to Masi and influence decisions in their favour throughout the season, but those calls were heightened in the final stages in Abu Dhabi as Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton fought for the World Championship....
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