Mercedes denies having an agreement with the FIA, Masi. to remove

Hamilton has not commented publicly on the issue raised by Toto Wolff himself, the director of Mercedes F1, that disappointment over the irregularity in the Abu Dhabi final could lead the Briton to quit the sport immediately.

Both Mercedes and Hamilton lost trust in the FIA, according to a BBC report, after GP race director Michael Massey handled safety vehicle procedures over the last five laps – robbing Hamilton of the record for his eighth championship that he would hold by then seemed to dominate the game in his hands.

Six days after the Persia GP, Mercedes withdrew its original intention of referring the matter to the International Court of Justice. At the same time, under the weight of the international outcry that it believes is tarnishing “F1”, the FIA ​​announced that it would launch a detailed investigation into the events of the past five laps and investigate whether Massey was applying the rules correctly.

The International Federation made it clear that it will provide a comprehensive report on the results of the research to prevent similar events from happening again from 2022. According to the latest information, Hamilton’s decision whether he will be there for the first launch of 2022 on March 20 in Bahrain will be based on this report.

Meanwhile, the BBC also claims that the withdrawal of Mercedes’ appeal is linked to compensation from the FIA. Paradoxically and unjustifiably, this has to do with the removal of Masi from the role of the FIA’s race director at the GPs and Nikola Tombazis from the position of the federation’s car technical director.

Mercedes has denied this, and Wolf recently stated that the point is not to remove a person as “the whole system of the decision-making process” needs to be improved. However, the name of the Australian Masi is missing from the FIA’s organizational chart for 2022.

In Geneva this week, under the chairmanship of FIA President Mohamed Ben Sulajem, talks began at the highest administrative level to resolve the crisis. Ben Sulajem, who succeeded Jean Todt in the FIA ​​on December 17, 2021, has stated that this issue is currently the association’s top priority.

The discussions will result in corresponding proposals, which the FIA ​​will vote on in the Motorsport World Council on February 3, around two weeks before the start of the winter tests to prepare the teams for the new season. Therefore, according to the latest information, it cannot be ruled out that the ongoing political thriller about Lewis Hamilton, who is leaving F1 or not, will end at this point in time.