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Explained: Why the FIA has sacked both of F1's 2022 race directors
When Mohammed Ben Sulayem was appointed the new president of the FIA at the end of 2021, he was handed the task of cleaning up the mess of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Then race director Michael Masi allowed only the cars in between championship contenders Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to unlap themselves, leaving time for one final racing lap with the Dutchman on soft tyres. Verstappen snatched the lead of the race and therefore the title from Hamilton on the single racing lap that followed, leading to outrage from Mercedes and fans who claimed that Masi had robbed Hamilton of his record breaking eighth world title. Ben Sulayem sacked Masi and appointed Eduardo Freitas and Niels...
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