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The FIA ​​has changed the rules of the SAFETY CAR - Apparently MASI was really the victim and not the culprit!

After last year’s final race in Abu Dhabi, there have been heated debates over Michael Masi’s decision. The FIA ​​has now changed the rule of overtaking a safety car so that there will be no confusion in the future.

By adjusting the rules of the safety car, the FIA ​​actually showed and admitted - intentionally or unintentionally - that Michael Masi in Abu Dhabi did not violate the rules in force at the time. Because there is a big difference between "any race car" and now the new "all race cars" - Photo: HB Press

During the decisive race in Abu Dhabi, where it seemed to be Lewis Hamilton on his way to his eighth championship title, he collided into a protective fence at the end of the race Nicholas latifi from the Williams team, bringing a safety car to the track.

Max Verstappen he immediately decided to go for it new tires, but it is because of this stuck behind some racers who fell behind the lap. They can usually move on all racers, lagging behind the circle, but this time it was made exception and only race cars that were among could go on Hamilton in Verstappen. This has caused a lot of excitement since Verstappen thus landing just behind Hamilton and had a chance to overtake him in the last lap.

According to some, Michael Masi did not follow the rules of the safety car in Abu Dhabi in 2021, but given the now adapted rules, we can understand that he did not violate the rules in force at the time - Photo: HB Press

According to experts and fans Masi he did not follow the rules. FIA she has now responded with adaptation of the policy about the safety car. They will be able to now all race cars, lagging behind the circle, drove past the safety car. Rules previously stated "ANY RACERS" and no "ALL RACERS“, Which is why Masi in Abu Dhabi ordered only some race carsto pass a safety car. If we take this into account, then actually the Masses in Abu Dhabi did not violate the policy, because it did not say ALL RACERS. But who else thinks he was Masi in fact sacrificial lamb for an ambiguously written policy?

If Masi followed the then existing rule “ANY RACERS”, then he did nothing wrong!            

Ta explanation from now on will no longer apply. "If the race management thinks they can do it safely, and all competitors using the official notification system will be sent the message 'REMAINING RACERS CAN OVERNOW NOW', all racers behind the lap will have to pass the leaders in this lap and the safety car.”Now reads v official regulations.   

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