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‘That for me was wrong': Horner accuses Mercedes of being ‘passively aggressive' in attempt to axe Masi

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said that Mercedes bullied Michael Masi out of his position as race director, insisting that the Australian’s decisions did not heavily impact the outcome of last year’s championship. Sir Lewis Hamilton had looked set to claim his record eighth world championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix before a Safety Car after Nicholas Latifi’s crash brought title rival Max Verstappen into play. Masi would then cause controversy after allowing only the five lapped cars between the leaders through ahead of the final lap of the race, contradicting an earlier call that none of the backmarkers were to regain their lap. This gave the Dutchman, who had...
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