Red Bull F1 team advisor Dr. Helmut Marko praised the controversial call by FIA Race Director Michael Masi to conclude the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Austrian feels as if Masi has to pay tribute. The race director has since been criticized for his late safety car restart, which resulted in the loss of Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen.
In an interview with Motorsport Total, Helmut Marko indicated a possible contract extension with Max Verstappen.
He expects to have a conversation with Max’s manager Raymond Vermeulen shortly in which “we will discuss and perhaps finalize an appropriate extension”.
In an interview with Motorsport Total, Helmut Marko indicated a possible contract extension with Max Verstappen. He expects to have a conversation with Max’s manager Raymond Vermeulen shortly in which “we will discuss and perhaps finalize an appropriate extension”.
Verstappen won his first F1 world title after overtaking Hamilton on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In the last laps of the race there was a controversial safety car restart, in which only five lapped cars were allowed to lap themselves. Dr. Marko said Masi has every right to restart the race with just one lap to go. In an interview with Sport and Talk, the 78-year-old Red Bull manager said:
“One must also congratulate Michael Masi, who wanted to finish the race under racing conditions.”
The Austrian motorsport consultant compared F1 with NASCAR and IndyCar. He cited how the two American motor sportsmen often add a lap at the end of the race to ensure the event is finished in racing conditions. He said:
“With IndyCar or NASCAR, for example, there is a rule that they even add a lap so that the race can be finished under racing conditions. There were five cars in between and he just sent them away so they could do that last lap. It’s like the referee, he has the right and if he decides like that, then that’s valid. “
Although Marko and Red Bull praised Masi for his controversial decision, many F1 critics and drivers described the decision as “strange”. Hamilton was heard saying, “This is being manipulated, man” when he realized that Verstappen was going to win the championship.
Max Verstappen is the only Dutchman to win the F1 World Championship
Lewis Hamilton lost to Max Verstappen on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, despite leading the race from Turn 1.
“I saw it in his eyes, I looked in his eyes and I thought ‘I’ve seen that look before … and I know where I’ve seen that look before’. And it gave me goosebumps when I remembered that look. “It was Senna.”
-Alain Prost on Max Verstappen (2016)
“I saw it in his eyes, I looked in his eyes and I thought ‘I’ve seen that look before … and I know where I’ve seen that look before’. And it gave me goosebumps when I remembered that look. . It was Senna. “- Alain Prost on Max Verstappen (2016)
The final at Yas Marina was broadcast for free across the Netherlands and millions of fans have seen history being made. In addition, the 24-year-old is also the first driver to have achieved a record of 18 podiums in a single season. In doing so, he surpassed the likes of Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton.
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Verstappen will return for Red Bull in the 2022 F1 season, starring alongside Sergio Perez. The team hopes to continue their amazing form of victory in the years to come with Max at the wheel.
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