Overview
- In a Telegraph interview, the Mercedes chief said one “lunatic” destroyed Lewis Hamilton’s shot at a record eighth title.
- Susie Wolff voiced continued disbelief at a single-person rule interpretation while promoting her memoir, Driven.
- The Abu Dhabi finale turned when a Latifi crash brought out a Safety Car before Masi allowed only the cars between Hamilton and Max Verstappen to unlap.
- Verstappen, on fresher tyres, overtook Hamilton on the final lap to seal his first drivers’ crown.
- The FIA later cited manual-identification error, said Masi acted in good faith, upheld the results as final, and replaced him before 2022.