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Wolff: I'm not interested in speaking with Masi after ‘unacceptable' drama

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has declared that he is not prepared to speak to race director Michael Masi following the dramatic end to the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Masi allowed five lapped cars through, leaving the rest in position ahead of the Safety Car restart in order to allow time for the race to finish under green flag conditions. This seemed to violate Formula 1’s regulations, and Max Verstappen used his fresh soft tyres to pass Sir Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to take his maiden world title. Wolff fumed on the radio to the Australian, saying “Michael, this is so not right”, before immediately protesting Masi’s decisions after the grand prix. These were quickly...
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