Masi departed the FIA ♎earlier this season having already left his position as a race director, a job 🔜which was marred by his involvement in the 2021 title decider in Abu Dhabi.

His application of a Safety Car rule ultimat🔯ely allowed Max Verstappen to pa🀅ss Lewis Hamilton and claim a maiden F1 title.

Masi has explained how 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:he reꦓceived death threats in the af𓄧termath.

He also opened up about holding his first F1 drivers’ meeting at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, tel🅠ling News Corp: “I was nervous.

“I was watchin﷽g them on TV one day and there I am addressing them the🧔 next. 

I had not met any of them. I didn’t𒁃 know them and they most definitely did not kn🤡ow me. 

“It🍎 was daunting but I think with what was going on, it was just another paꦕrt of a very surreal week.”

Masi took o✱n the duty of hosting the drivers’ meeting because Charlie Whiting, the legendary F1 race directo🔴r, died on the eve of the race.

“It got to 7.30am and Charlie had still not come down,” Ma𝓀si remembered.

“I was in complete shock,” Masi said.

“I had lost my mentor. My𝓀 friend. The man that ha🐈d given me my shot in Formula 1.

“FIA president Jean Todt just looked at me and said ‘Michael you are sitting in the deputy’s seat, soꦿ 💦you will be the race director for this weekend.’