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Horner concedes Masi made a mistake in Abu Dhabi

Christian Horner has admitted race director Michael Masi made a mistake during the final race of the 2021 season. In the most controversial moment of last season, Masi allowed a portion of lapped cars to un-lap themselves which set up a last-lap shootout between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Verstappen, on fresh tyres, overtook the Mercedes driver to go on and win his maiden World Championship. In the immediate aftermath, Mercedes threatened legal action but while that did not come to anything, Masi was removed as race director before the 2022 season and replaced by Eduardo Freitas and Niels Wittich. The decision of Masi directly benefitted Horner and Red Bull but the team boss has...
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