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Ecclestone says 'overwhelmed' Masi got it right in finale
Bernie Eccleston says that Formula 1 race director Michael Masi appeared "overwhelmed" at times during the 2021 world championship. But the 91=year-old former boss of Formula 1 also believes that Masi did get it right in the crucial moments of the final race of the season, when race control's controversial calls led to a dramatic final one-lap shootout and Max Verstappen clinching the title. “He was in many cases overwhelmed with his job the whole season and maybe shouldn’t have had it at all,” Ecclestone told German newspaper Bild. “But it was the right decision to let them race.” Read also: Ecclestone doesn't think Hamilton is coming back in 2022 Masi has come under...
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