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Watson: Difficult to see Masi continuing as Race Director

Interview To news overview © RN365/Michael Potts John Watson, a former Grand Prix winner turned broadcaster, believes that Michael Masi's position as FIA Race Director is likely to be quite shaky heading into 2022, but expressed some sympathy for how the situation in Abu Dhabi unfolded for the Australian. Masi took most of the flak for how the final laps of the Abu Dhabi GP played out, in which a controversial call was made to only allow some lapped cars to unlap themselves before the Safety Car was withdrawn at the end of the penultimate lap. F1's governing body, the FIA, is carrying out a full investigation into the events of the race that resulted in Max Verstappen snatching the title...
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