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FIA will reverse controversial race director decision
When Mohammed Ben Sulayem became president of the FIA towards the end of 2021, he was given the task of clearing up the mess of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The controversial decision making by race director Michael Masi essentially handed the title to Max Verstappen, which previously looked set to be won by Lewis Hamilton. Masi was sacked by the FIA in the wake of the 2021 season finale and Ben Sulayem make the decision to appoint two race directors for the 2022 season, in the form of Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas. Both race directors were not without their controversies in 2023 unfortunately, with Freitas being sacked in the wake of the Japanese Grand Prix, where a recovery crane...
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