On Lap 26, ✨a frustrated radio message from Wolff to race control was broadcast as the Austrian claimed Haas rookie Mazepin was ignoring blue flags and subsequentl꧂y holding up Lewis Hamilton.

“Michael, blue flags,” Wolff said. “Michael, this guy makes ℱus lose the positio🦩n.”

While teams do have the capability🦩 to directly contact race control during races, Masi said he “very rarely” hไears from Wolff.

Masi explained that F1 and the FIA have been working for some time to broadcast communications between the teams and race control, with the new featur𝐆e debuting in Barcelona.

“It actually came about through a d🅘iscussion at an F1 C𒐪ommission meeting last year,” Masi said.

“So they♔ [viewers] could hear as part of the broadcast the communications between the FIA and the teams, which is a regular part of🍬 what we do operationally. Yesterday was the first time that it started [being available to broadcast].”

The teams w🐲ere told during the weekend that their messages🌃 to race control may be broadcast live by F1.

“So the F1 Group, through their broadcasts, have been doing some tria💝ls in the background, have seen what that looks like,” Masi added.

“And all the teams were advised and this weꦜekend’s the first time it’s gone live to 🍬air.”

Despite appearing to be held up behind Mazepin,⭕ Hamilton eventually triumphed in Barcelona.

Helped by a bold Mercedes strategy call, the seven-time world champion overt🧸urned a 23-second deficit in just 18 laps before ovꦬertaking Verstappen six laps from the end.

It m🌱arked Hamilton’s third victory from the opening four races this season and extends his advantage at the top of the championship to 14 points ove🦩r the Red Bull driver.