News Details
Wolff says Hamilton wasn’t cheated out of 2021 championship
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said he doesn’t think Sir Lewis Hamilton was cheated out of the 2021 F1 World Championship in Abu Dhabi. Instead, he believes an inconsistent decision by race director Michael Masi regarding the late Safety Car restart “took the title away from Lewis.” Specifically, after Nicholas Latifi brought out the Safety Car following a crash in sector three, Masi opted to allow the five lapped cars between Hamilton and Max Verstappen to un-lap themselves. This meant that Verstappen was directly behind the seven-time world champion for the final lap, on a fresh set of soft tyres (while Hamilton was on worn hard tyres.) This allowed the Dutchman to overtake...
Full Story »
Full Story »
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Brundle slams ‘totally unacceptable' lobbying of...
F1 commentator Martin Brundle has slammed the 'totally unacceptable'...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Hamilton urged Wolff to withdraw Safety Car protest
Sir Lewis Hamilton asked Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff to back away...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Seidl: Happy with the way Masi deals with things
Andreas Seidl, defended the under fire Michael Masi, amid criticism of...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Wolff: I'm not interested in speaking with Masi after...
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has declared that he is not prepared...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Ducati: Marc Marquez “helped, protected” Francesco...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Why Aprilia boss is "disappointed" about not...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Why Francesco Bagnaia seems closer to leaving Ducati...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Jorge Martin likely to miss Sepang MotoGP test after...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
IndyCar penalizes Abel Motorsports for rig testing
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Palou responds to McLaren court ruling
Alex Palou has been ordered to pay McLaren Racing over $12 million...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
McLaren wins contract breach suit against Alex Palou
McLaren has prevailed in its lawsuit against star IndyCar driver Alex...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Palou ordered to pay $12 million to McLaren in...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
How Oliver Solberg picked up his “crazy dream”...
No description available...
8h ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Monte Carlo: Oliver Solberg dominates to claim...
No description available...
12h ago from Motorsport.com
Oliver Solberg crowned the youngest ever Rallye Monte...
Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson created a piece of Rally Monte Carlo...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
WRC Monte Carlo: Drivers, fans and Liam Lawson enjoy...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Patrick Vieira makes interesting Arsenal title...
Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira delivered a mixed verdict on his former...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arteta’s team of ruthless cyborgs malfunction in way...
enal let game slip against Manchester United and need to quickly regain...
5h ago from TheGuardian.com
Nev: Arsenal’s pain was self-inflicted | 'They've...
Gary Neville questions where Arsenal's anxiety is coming from after a...
4h ago from SkySports.com
Arsenal's mental strength questioned by Vieira
Arsenal's former captain Patrick Vieira has questioned the Gunners'...
4h ago from SkySports.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1 Testing Today: Barcelona schedule, times and the best...
The waiting is over and F1 testing is here in... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
2025 Australian Grand Prix Race Rewind – How Lando...
The 2025 Australian Grand Prix proved to be one... Read More »
2h ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Business: Williams and New Era unveil 2026 team kit at...
The Atlassian Williams F1 Team and New Era have... Read More »
3h ago from F1Technical.net
