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Herbert: ‘Masi has done too much damage to F1’

Ex-F1 racer Johnny Herbert believes race director Michael Masi has done too much damage to the series to be able to continue in the role. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton went into the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix level on points for the final leg of their epic title battle, a race which was supposed to offer a fitting conclusion. However, due to the intervention of Masi, many believe that it did not. Covering a late crash for Nicholas Latifi with the Safety Car, Hamilton's comfortable lead over Verstappen therefore evaporated, with Verstappen also visiting the pits for fresh tyres. Masi originally planned to restart the race without letting lapped cars overtake, but then...
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