Toto Wolff, the team’s representative for Mercedes F1, is a “debt” for F1 as former F1 race director Michael Masi never listens to criticism and is rude to drivers. Said that.
Michael Masi lost his job in the winter due to the problem of restarting the safety car at the end of last year’s final round of the Abu Dhabi GP.
The decision that only a few selected lap-delayed vehicles could unlap and start squirreling sooner opened the door for Max Verstappen to win and take the F1 World Champion from Lewis Hamilton on the final lap.
Toto Wov said he didn’t hide his dissatisfaction with the events of the day and said he wouldn’t talk to Michael Masi again.
In an interview with the Press Association at the Australian Grand Prix, Toto Wolff tried to understand his feelings about Michael Masi’s character and how he tried to understand his views at lunch for the finale of Abu Dhabi. Clarified.
“It’s pretty interesting because I had lunch with him on Wednesday before the race,” Toto Wolff said.
“I want to tell him,’I really want to take the criticism and grow from it, without favoring it.’ Lewis does it every day, but you always do that. It looks like you know. “
“I don’t think it affected him, but I really gave my honest feedback that he shouldn’t just block outside opinions that he’s wrong.”
Toto Wolff said not only was the driver uneasy about how Michael Masi would deal with them, but also other stakeholders in the sport were not impressed.
“I heard from the drivers and how the driver briefings were done by Mashi. Some guys said he was rude to treat some of the drivers,” Toto Wolff added. ..
“There was a promoter of a race in the Middle East, and he said he was so relieved that he had done so much abuse.”
“He was unaffected by feedback and still doesn’t properly reflect what he did wrong today.”
“He was a sport debt because everyone kept talking about Abu Dhabi and the race director. The race director isn’t the kind of person people talk to, he’s working and the race is running according to regulations. You have to be the one who confirms that. “
In contrast to criticisms of Michael Masi, Toto Wolff praises the work that new race director Niels Witzich has done so far this season.
However, he has questioned the recent crackdown on jewelry-wearing drivers.
“I respect how he managed the first few races, and he was solid and correct,” Toto Wolff said.
“But is the jewelery ban a fight he needs to have at this stage? But if it turns out to be the race director’s biggest unfortunate failure, I’ll take it over 1000 times. ”
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