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Hakkinen: 'Much worse' for title decider to end behind Safety Car
Two-time F1 world champion Mika Hakkinen believes FIA race director Michael Masi made the right call by restarting last weekend's title decider in Abu Dhabi with one lap to go. A late Safety Car period wreaked havoc on proceedings and turned the race on its head following Masi's decision to allow those cars positioned between race leader Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to unlap themselves during the race's neutralization. The move led to one-lap showdown between F1's two title contenders, with Verstappen coming out on top thanks to a fresh set of soft tyres while his arch-rival - running on a set of worn hard tyres - was left a sitting duck. The procedure generated mixed reactions in the...
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