This man dodges questions better than a lawyer, almost an art (art of the con) 👏👏

@GG-ng3ce

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣@ewan

@jb-y1487

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@elmondo3543

2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that before I started watching...he didn’t disappoint! Would make a damn good politician...that said F1 has always been about politics!

@richie3602

2 жыл бұрын

it’s nothing to do with him or his business; purely the FIA. also, it’s a shame no one points out the 2021 rules did state the race director has ultimate control over the application of the regulations

@ondrayknight1061

2 жыл бұрын

Facts plus taxs

The way he avoids answering the questions is impressive, as long as sales are up, we're good 👍 that's what I got from this, who needs intergrity

@DDGXMUSIC

2 жыл бұрын

I will admit that I am only 48 seconds into this video and that's exactly the sense I got too. While we have had some great seasons lately and lots of positive moves since liberty media takeover, they are always talking first about the desire to grow the fan base which make no mistake is about money first and foremost. I'm very happy that the popularity of the sport is as it is but there is definitely a new contingent of 'fans' that don't yet have a detailed comprehension of the sport. They'll most likely turn up to races no matter how shallow it all gets because drive to survive set the tone and expectation for them. I feel pompous writing some of that but it's no less true imo. I would love for F1 and liberty to take the new fan base who I'm sure love the sport and find ways to show them just how exceptionally interesting, nuanced, technologically enthralling the sport is so they can be even more invested and appreciative.

@protopigeon

2 жыл бұрын

@@DDGXMUSIC 100%

@MindfulnessGamer

2 жыл бұрын

He would make a good politician

@dubtunay2642

2 жыл бұрын

@@DDGXMUSIC I don't think i've seen someones oppinion of the sport be soo right but yet contraversial but yet still i can't help but agree with everything you said. I'd vote for you no matter what it's in. Good take and i agree. Also i was 47 seconds in and paused to see the comments just from what i head haha

@corjon11

3 ай бұрын

Impressive? His responses were incoherent. Listen without watching you'd believe it was two separate interviews.

In the week leading up to AD, all anyone was talking about was the potential for controversy. Unfortunately everyone was proved right. It's plainly obvious that the trust is not there

@jamtalawah2231

2 жыл бұрын

So simplistic for him to think that because people who love F1 are buying tickets "the trust is there". With that mentality it seems they have learned nothing from the 2021 season at all. Oh well the show must go on I guess!!!!

@TheBilly6978

2 жыл бұрын

Sam the controversy was not caused by the drivers as I'm sure we all thought, maybe max would punt lewis off or lewis would try a sneaky nudge to put max out...... non of that happened. Masi did it instead.

@Samwinton666999111

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBilly6978 this is true but we also expected controversy about how that was handled. In general throughout the season people lost trust in Masi and the Stewarding process long before AD. We expected controversy of some kind but no one knew what that would look like

Short & basic translation: "We don't think trust is necessary because fans will still turn up for races regardless, thus we don't take any responsibility for what happened".

@Kevakazii

2 жыл бұрын

It's heartbreaking but it's so true.

@davidwiltshire-craine9157

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, we have all venues sold out so who gives a flying F about regulations or what fans think.

@josephgill6964

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, saved me 4 minutes

@F1ll1nTh3Blanks

2 жыл бұрын

He has a point though, most will still watch, until it happens to their man and given that there are 20 drivers on the grid, that's plenty to get screwed before we were to see any meaningful action and that's if the fans would vote with their feet and let's face it, that ain't happening.

@protopigeon

2 жыл бұрын

@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks Exactly what he said. Shameless and disappointing

This man waffles more than Crofty. Just speak plainly man…

@richmerch

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one that thinks this about Crofty.

@dpmakestuff

2 жыл бұрын

@@richmerch to be fair, I LOVE Crofty and his waffling!

@brynbradley

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@timobeaches481

2 жыл бұрын

100

In what world is trust measured by promoter interest and ticket sales? Scary remarks that the sport is in danger of getting away from integrity and more towards entertainment.

@benjohnston9970

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe because the fans are spending money on this and coming back to watch? If the trust was lost in F1 then why are they still getting sell out crowds?

@scoptzZyNelibot

2 жыл бұрын

@@benjohnston9970 because F1 races are a spectacle like no other, they will always sell out, especially at GPs like the British, Italian and Monaco. I don't think anything that has happened over the winter had done anything to soften the feelings everyone had towards Abu Dhabi, if hardcore fans stopped buying their tickets then there was a large line of less committed fans willing to buy tickets.

News Stefano: The trust is 100% not there.

If Michael Masi hadn't have been sacked I wouldn't have watched this 2022 season and I've been watching F1 for decades. What happened at the end of last season was totally unacceptable.

@rottieshepcalibre9156

2 жыл бұрын

Same.. and now I look at them all differently..

@methanoid

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@jimmiediedtoday

2 жыл бұрын

Why lying bro

@afg6047

2 жыл бұрын

Michael Massi took the correct decision in the interest of F1. It is a shame that he was sacked just to please Mercedes.

@mercurymachines4311

2 жыл бұрын

@@afg6047 hahahaha

It wasn’t just Massi ignoring the rules in Abu Dhabi, there was a real issue with the stewards and inconsistency throughout the season. First we’re told the drivers have to leave room for a driver to stay on the track, then we have Max driving Lewis almost into another country in Brazil. It’s either ok to leave the other driver with no option but to take avoiding action, or it’s not. The rules need to be clear and they need to be stuck to, not changed from race to race. F1 needs to make sure it doesn’t alienate the true fans because the “drive to survive” lot will soon move on to something else.

@mikehipperson

2 жыл бұрын

Just like Louise Maureen Gladys left room for Max at Monza eh?

@markwalton8644

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikehipperson If you were a True Race fan, you'd know why Lewis didn't have to leave room for Max. Rather than listen to Golden boy with his Spiteful little comment!!

@zhanezar

2 жыл бұрын

if the last season was any indication the DTS fans will be gone in 2-3 years

@jadenbernard5705

2 жыл бұрын

@@markwalton8644 fax

@nonflyingdutchman9573

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikehipperson But that was the OP's point; either you have to leave room or you do'n't. At Silverstone Max didn't leave space and Hamilton complained, at Monza Hamilton didn't leave space and Max complained (and even said "this is what happens when you don't leave space"). At Brazil Max ran Hamilton off the track and said he'd don't nothing wrong; at Jeddah Hamilton ran Max off the track and said he'd done nothing wrong....no one knows what there rule is

What great leadership...... Money wins is the summary

The trust may be there, I think most people understand it wasn’t a fix, but it was a terrible mistake that cost Hamilton his landmark 8th championship. The result was not right. - BOTH drivers deserved the championship, but Lewis deserved that race, and the rules were not followed. That’s why people are angry in my opinion.

@mrorangepeel659

2 жыл бұрын

I still can’t rule out corruption myself… Masi and Wheatley had gotten very close. The lapped car decision benefited one driver only - Max. Then you have all the lobbying and the “We only need one lap” comment from Karen Horner. Masi clearly had something in his mind when he made that strange decision. It smells of helping your friend out at the very least.

@69AzTeCWaRRiOR

2 жыл бұрын

Absolute bang on... both drivers deserved to be in with a shout of winning the championship.. Lewis spanked Max and desrved the win... It was a decision off track which favored only 1 driver and disadvantaged numerous drivers which was totally wrong... there is no trust from myself and I refuse to pay to watch utter manipulation of the rules for quite some time until I see changes within the sport

@Santacruz-jim

2 жыл бұрын

You're spot on!

@just_golds

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree but wounds will not be healed until the people at the top of F1 come out and say almost exactly what you just said,rather than this double Dutch (no pun intended)they come out with.

@ACsPianoCorner

2 жыл бұрын

@@Santacruz-jim Yes, you’re correct. All comments prior are spot on. There’s a simple test you can do to check your thinking and bias. Take the importance of Abu Dhabi and the outcome out of it. If this was any other race, say the beginning of the Championship for example. It’s the last lap Latifi crashes, safety car is out. Would Masi only let 5 cars un-lap themselves and call in the Safety Car immediately. The answer is clearly “No”. He would let all calls un-lap themselves and finish the race under safety car, because that’s how the rules have been applied and interpreted all along. So, did Masi prioritise entertainment over rules - “Yes” and in my opinion this clearly benefited one driver - Max. That said, he’s still a worthy champion nonetheless. Max had to work consistently hard over the entire season for that last lap overtake to mean what it did. But we should acknowledge applying the rules in the way they did was a clear mistake and overreach of the race director.

Can you please tell Stefano that my trust is not there and how dare he take my trust for granted? This is what is wrong with the F1 attitude, assuming what the people feel! A bit like when the FIA presumed that we were wrong in our interpretation of their rules, and that it was our fault that we did not understand them and caused a fuss over nothing. Arrogant is a word that comes to mind! I'm still angry because you can look at it from all angles and what they did was unprecedented and wrong. It lead to a result that we all knew would happen once that decision had been made. The controller of the race decided on the winner of that race at that point and even in hectic times of decision-making, that is unacceptable. Why not apologise and say we aim to build back trust with transparency and a commitment to being more professional with rules and critical decisions? We have not even heard back from the FIA on their findings of this whole mess, I just know it will be a fudge and they will take no responsibility or action for it being a terrible decision. They are like a cartel saying we can change rules when we want and what we say goes, and that's that. After 17 years of not missing hardly any races, It has put me off F1 for this year. This is when I should be rubbing my hands together thinking the new season will be amazing. Sorry Sky, it is not your fault but I have canceled my subscription to the F1 and I'm just going to listen to it on the radio while going about my day from now on. I'm not prepared to invest as much time in it as I did in the past, so tell Stefano that, please! So at least he understands he is wrong in the assessment of the situation. I know I'm only one person but I'm taking a stance. If at the end of this season we seem to have got some resolution and some action on the last race of the 21 season and their house seems fully in order, I will then look at my stance again for next season.

As soon as he opened with "the trust is already there, last week we had a meeting with all the promoters...." I knew he was never going to answer the question. You were asked about the fans of the sport, not the commercial sponsors still ponying up the dough!

Mr Domenicali has gone down in my opinion. Everyone down the pit lane says that he is a man of integrity. That being the case, he must accept the fact that trust in the F1 organisation is not there. Just because tracks are sold out is not a good barometer of trust, the people involved in attending the race weekend are usually down and out fans that would attend in any case, their numbers are a miniscule amount of the world wide audience and it is this wider audience that needs convincing. Finally, why didn't Mr Brundle query SD's response to the question. Unacceptable.

@Am-rl9xp

2 жыл бұрын

They know big mistake is been done

@garyl5128

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, and I think that the FIA now appear to be associating trust with ticket sales, which is a mistake, but if LM are only interested in money, then trust doesn't matter to them, only profit. The only positives are that the events at Spa where points were given despite no actual racing, and how the last lap was directed at AD have been addressed so they cannot happen again. That alone shows that they are indirectly saying the driver who was given the WDC last year was given it incorrectly because rules weren't followed. It's a shame that incompetence led to the wrong driver being crowned WDC because they wouldn't admit the mistakes and correct it, which is a travesty,

@Sai_Saracen

2 жыл бұрын

@@garyl5128 yes big mistakes were done like not penalizing LH for cutting the corner and gaining an advantage

@raydavison2972

2 жыл бұрын

You confuse where the FIA & F1 responsibilities lie. F1 do not operate the race or enforce the sporting regulations that is done by the FIA. Once the lights go green F1 have no control of the race whatsoever and we should be even more worried if they did as that is when the sport could really be compromised by the marketing objectives. The Race Director - And the Stewards - are appointed by and accountable to the FIA. Stefano therefore was just as much a bystander as the rest of us in Abu Dhabi last year.

@martinplayford6786

2 жыл бұрын

@@raydavison2972 Hi Ray. I appreciate your comments, I am aware of the race management and ownership process so perhaps my comments were not clear enough. My principle point is that it appears to me that Liberty think that all is ticketyboo and that the championship can continue as if nothing untoward happened at the last race of 21. They own the championship and as such they should be accepting that a misuse of the rules took place rather than sweeping it inder the carpet which appears to me to be the case. Have a good weekend.

Stefano Domenicali is kidding himself if he thinks ticket sales = trust. Absolute rubbish. No mention of sorting out driving standards and track limits for the 2022 season.

@DarthSmokealot

2 жыл бұрын

Apparently track limits will be defined by the white line at ALL circuits this year ... but as with any rule in F1 lately, its at the discretion of the race director / stewards.

Solve the problem first before rebuilding the trust!

@benjohnston9970

2 жыл бұрын

The trust clearly isn't lost if the tickets for races are still being sold out 😂

Sales are great but they’re walking a fine line. Many new fans will expect a Drive to Survive show which is what F1 gave us last year. If you continue in that vein the sport will die quickly as the fans will soon be tired of the drama and inconsistencies. We want simple, manageable rules, consistently applied. We want hard, but fair racing where all drivers and teams have a fair chance

@shahir1395

2 жыл бұрын

"simple, manageable, consistent".... these are rare things. nothing is simple at the highest level of anything.... But I agree that Masi's actions looked a whole lot biased and thus questionable, with that lap. not to mention he was making questionable decisions prior to regarding safety calls, like putting green flags too early before tracks being cleared etc. As if he is insistent on making a name for himself as an authority under whom there's most on track action....

@jobic4207

2 жыл бұрын

Nonsense. New fans who really expect DtS-like drama won't stick around anyway. Any new fan coming from DtS who actually enjoys the sport won't care about the drama.

@TonyMezaXD

2 жыл бұрын

@@jobic4207 Wrong.

@stemartin6671

2 жыл бұрын

DTS is destroying the sport and casting aggro in the fan community. Absolutely hate that show.

@stemartin6671

2 жыл бұрын

@Username your comment has been deleted maybe because of the naughty word lol 😆

This guy is so out of touch. Brundle: How are we going to put out this fire? F1 CEO: What fire? There is no fire. Everything is fine. 🔥

Everything is fine; everything was fine; everything will be fine and to prove it we're bringing back Flavio Briatore. If complacency was downforce, he wouldn't need any ground effect on his car to walk away with every grand prix.

@Bahamuttiamat

2 жыл бұрын

Sir, I'm stealing your comment! What an analogy.

@curiousuranus810

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bahamuttiamat With my pleasure.

@Bahamuttiamat

2 жыл бұрын

@@curiousuranus810 They brought back Pat Symonds so it's only right to reunite the entire band 🤣

He lost me at "the trust is already there" - shows a complete lack of awareness!

Hamilton.. in all reality should this year, be going for his 9th World Title... IMO.

@Am-rl9xp

2 жыл бұрын

Lewis is legitimate champion history will tell

@Formula1bliz

2 жыл бұрын

@@Am-rl9xp no he isn’t, I recommend you watch all 22 races instead of pretending Abu Dhabi was the only race

@waitwhat3547

2 жыл бұрын

@@Formula1bliz watch last 8 years, he is a legitimate champion, if he isn't, then neither is schumi, prost or senna

The trust isnt there from me, and I think this interview reinforces that. Furthermore, this makes me feel that Masi was just a puppet. Its a sport first, not TV!

At Abu Dabi 2021, Max was beat fair and square. The race director Massi changed the outcome of the race. Massi made the wrong decision. That's it. Hamilton should have been awarded the win 🏆. ,

@mikehipperson

2 жыл бұрын

The salt strong is in this one!

@Lord_Lambert

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikehipperson It ain't salt, it's clairvoyance

@DarthSmokealot

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikehipperson truth = salt to Max fans ... either driver would of made a worthy champion last year. Max and Lewis both drove well, and on racing merit in the last race , until Masi's intervention, Lewis was winning the world title .... its only the orange army that think Max ACTUALLY WON ON MERIT ....

@DavidCP524

2 жыл бұрын

No the crash of the Latifi changed the outcome. I love how people play dumb and just pretend there wasn’t an agreement to not finish under SC.

So he's basically saying there is no issue. I know some people who aren't going to bother watching this season because of what happened. I'm still disgusted by it myself. Nothing to do with which driver won. Ignoring set rules is not sport. It's as simple as that.

The controversial decision last lap will never be forgotten..by changing rules and removing masi just adds to the controversy...# hamiltonrobbed

This man is in denial of the feelings of the fans. He has no regards to how some fans may have perceived their (F1 FIA) failings or perceived fixing of the race. He needs to first acknowledge the the debacle we witnessed and how it have been perceived, then assure everyone the steps taken to ensure it doesn’t happen again and then give us the spill about still having trust and having sell out tickets. Someone please get him a PR agent quick.

Right before it happened I turned to my wife and said, that guy is going to win easily unless they get a chance to screw him. If they get the chance they will so this guy named Max Verstappen can win. 30 seconds later latifi crashed and I told her it was over. It made me feel like I was watching pro wrestling no pro sport. (Not a Lewis fan)

@nengenusta6522

2 жыл бұрын

As soon as latifi crashed, I told my friends that's it, that's the opportunity and they won't miss it, even then I couldn't imagine they could break not just one but multiple rules to give max a chance to win

The most vague political answers he could give. I dunno about F1, but I've lost trust in Stefano just from this interview! Brawn is far better imo

Max and Lewis would have been tied on wins at the end of the season. That includes Max's "win" at Spa, the race that never was

@kyz6227

2 жыл бұрын

You complain about max winning at spa but would you be saying that is Lewis qualified p1 the day before?

@joligramm4255

2 жыл бұрын

@@kyz6227 and Baku the cheating with the PSI…?

@kyz6227

2 жыл бұрын

@@joligramm4255 and in Hungary with bottas taking both of the bulls out. In Imola getting a free lap because of George’s incident with bottas. In Baku Hamilton going to the car park. He’s been lucky to say the least this season to be where he is with the amount of mistakes he and merc have made. Let alone the unluckiness of the competition. If you want to talk about cheating you want to discuss Brazil qualifying?

@ewanlaird

2 жыл бұрын

@@kyz6227 mercedes never cheated in brazil qualifying. The drs actuator broke

@jamespicksley5781

2 жыл бұрын

@@kyz6227 Max forcing Hamilton over the kerbs at Imola causing floor damage, divebombing at Barcelona, no crash because Hamilton moves out the way despite Max having no right to make the dive. Monza Brazil Jeddah (3 things, the worst one being the brake test which *should* be an instant DSQ or race ban) Etc etc Every 1 thing you think you can name for Hamilton, at least 3 can be named for Max, or the claims you make are debunkable.

4 minutes summed up. They don't care. They've done what they consider 'right' and don't want to talk about the mistake they made. Because you'll still watch, people will still pay, money will still be made. I don't know what we expect to be honest, they weren't going to strip Max of his title, that would have been wrong, he did win, although the circumstances and his opinion on that victory are a bit off, but he still won the race / championship. They moved Masi to a different role because his place was untenable, and they go again.

How can things be sensible when 4 cars in the leading pack are allowed to un-lap but the rest aren't ? Trust will grow back but what people want is out and out racing in fair circumstances with both drivers on equal tyres should this situation happen again

Trust has to be built and hopefully the changes will help to rebuild the controversy. Having watched Duel and Drive to Survive I find myself feeling very uneasy with how the last lap occurred and although programmes can be edited to make things look bad, the relationship Redbull in particular with Masi appeared very un-neutral, both Lewis and Max were deserved champions last year but any other race last year in the same scenario would have ended under a red flag and that's why Lewis should have been the champion. I think F1 fans will consider it a hollow championship and Max a very lucky boy. I just hope 2022 is a fantastic and fair season with consistent approach to penalties

@magbro9674

2 жыл бұрын

You've based your opinion on watching the most untruthful show in history. Come on man..

@johnk190

2 жыл бұрын

@@magbro9674 I've never watched drive to survive and I share the same opinion. You don't have to watch it see that Abu Dabi was a fix. There was zero precedent for what Masi did, and he has been rightly sacked.

@magbro9674

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnk190 Abu Dhabi was a bad mistake, made under extreme pressure. Masi simply cracked. Don't get me wrong I would be extremely angry if I was a LH fan, but I refuse to believe it was set up. Lewis was on the bad end of a wrong mistake which cost him a 8th WC. But the championship should've been decided before all this happened. I do think Masi's sacking is a right choice.

I noticed he said that they talked to the promoters/venues & remarked that they were almost sold out but no one is talking to the fans. Yes, GP races will be sold out because there are lots of people who attend to be seen there & they don't really care about the sport. Anyone who cares about the long term future of the sport wants the AD situation sorted out, to bury your head in ticket sales and say everything is ok is denying the inevitable

Sky Sports did upset a lot of fans, and from my point of view, they have lost my trust permanently. They are too partisan in their reporting and there is no sign that Sky Sports has the intention to do neutral reporting

The sponsors are happy, so the FIA are happy. It is about money, they got their showstopper and I bet they are happy with that. 😵‍💫

Sorry ticket sales =/= trust. All Domenicali sees is 🤑🤮

@timdeboer7400

2 жыл бұрын

He said in Drive to survive that the only winner out of the Hamilton Verstappen rivalry is Formula 1. They don’t care about the sport, they care about the business and making that a succes.

The trust IS NOT there Mr Dominicali... you allowed the referee to make up the rules as he went along ... the trust was waning more and more with the inconsistent decisions last season, we will see how much the FIA care when they miss their report deadline... no need to rush it now as Merc and Lewis appear to be committed for this year.

Still don’t quiet understand what the thinking of race control was in the last couple of laps last year in Abu Dhabi. I feel robbed and even though Max had a very good year, he was never going to win that last race.

@jamesevanson9886

2 жыл бұрын

So true :(

@user-fs8lz9re2q

2 жыл бұрын

The only way they could of saved that rubbish was to do a standing restart and allow LH to be on fresh softs. It was a joke and they funked up.

@sandybarnes887

2 жыл бұрын

Quite

@Pedro_opc

2 жыл бұрын

On last race the director did a mistake. Hamilton should give position back on the first lap

There is 0 trust from fans

@ajorngjdonaydbr

2 жыл бұрын

There is trust in that they are able to clarify in future. It wouldn't matter what they did, there will always be people claiming injustice

@Matt-qk3vy

2 жыл бұрын

@@ajorngjdonaydbr they’ve hired a committee to do the job of 1 (capable man) and the championship was put behind tv ratings last season. There is 0 trust

@ajorngjdonaydbr

2 жыл бұрын

@@Matt-qk3vy and if you looked into it more you would have seen for years the multiple pleas from teams for the FIA to have more people working with them because its clearly not a job for just one person?

@Matt-qk3vy

2 жыл бұрын

@@ajorngjdonaydbr Charlie whiting had a team of people working beside him, but the responsibility was not shared and he attended every race. This new system means somebody different will officiate each race, how will that help make sure decisions and rule following is consistent

@Matt-qk3vy

2 жыл бұрын

@@ajorngjdonaydbr Charlie was the one that made every call, it was on his head. This year that isn’t happening

The trust is not there , certainly not for me after watching that final lap in Abu Dhabi. He speaks like someone who's in denial or dilutional. F1 has a lot to make up for. F1 fans will be watching out for yet another possible race fix...I'm sure 🤨

It’s clear that it wasn’t just masi who didn’t want Hamilton to win, it was the whole sport

@Car_Fanatic

2 жыл бұрын

The gambling underworld fixed this race. Thanks for the honest comment

Stefano Domenicali seems to speak on behalf of the FIA. Which to me reeks of a lack of independence and objectivity on behalf of FIA F1 controls the FIA. That's the problem

Honestly they looking at the figures of sales for watching it live what they should do is see how many TV viewers they have lost that's where the true reflection will be! the way you can build the trust back is by publish the findings of that race. with out that it wont have the same level of fans back. just my thought.

almost all the places we are going are sold out, eh, would they not have been sold out before the debacle of the finale last season? I know I had my tickets before that.

The only thing i really want to know is why Ferrari never appealed or protested with the decision to only allow the cars btw Lewis and Max to unlap themselves! I know if I spent millions on a team to race it would be to race and get the highest position result possible... so why would anyone settle for 3rd place when there is always a chance to gain a higher place when you spent millions... It's corruption at the highest order you simply don't disadvantage any driver with lapped cars especially when it's one of the leaders! there 3 places on that podium and was clearly turned into a unfair situation btw 2 drivers and disadvantage Sainz/Ferrari in 3rd place... basically Max was protected from any overtake from Sainz with the lapped cars so it should have been the same for Lewis

@KimiF17954

2 жыл бұрын

Ferrari never appealed over the race as they still held that podium. Had they lost it they might have. They weren't happy about it but they weren't going to appeal.

@69AzTeCWaRRiOR

2 жыл бұрын

@@KimiF17954 I know they never appealed... the point is why? there is always risks of gaining or losing positions but like I said if Max was protected with lapped cars from Sainz then Lewis should have been protected with lapped cars from Max... It's not rocket science to figure out a decision was made off track to favor only one driver... Ferrari position would have been exactly the same if they had appealed and the last lap would have been cancelled

@jamtalawah2231

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, Carlos was not given Chance to fight on that last lap. Its still puzzling why he and Ferrari did not protest stronger. You can't blame people for thinking this was manipulated.

@69AzTeCWaRRiOR

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamtalawah2231 Glad to see someone on the same page with me on this one! this was the last race of the year it's when all drivers and teams risk everything in the hope of having great success and Masi and the FIA denied Carlos to do that and that is why it was so unfair... it's not just about Lewis and Max it's what is fair to all drivers by abiding by the rules

@azz1906

2 жыл бұрын

Because Sainz was on old hards and if all the lapped cars were allowed to unlap, Sainz probably would have lost 3rd. Sainz was literally on radio saying he wanted the race to end behind a safety car. He didn't want to compete for 2nd or 1st. He wanted to save his 3rd.

I want a sport, not a reality show and drama. I realise that likely makes me the old guard, a minority, probably the dying side of their market. My opinion will not be as valuable to F1 as the millions of new fans who do like that element. A sport needs clear rules that ensure the team that performs the best overall is rewarded appropriately. Last season showed shortcomings in the rules due to a lack of clarity and inconsistent decision making. It was always too much pressure for one race director. Charlie could do it because he had grown with the sport and had decades of experience, it was an untenable role for someone to step into. Masi was set up to fail. Hopefully the new structure will make this a sport again rather than a very expensive soap opera.

You can trust someone but if that someone has no integrity and when something arises expect the direction of the circumstances to be resolved in controversy because there was trust with no integrity.

This man has a successful career in politics ahead of him. He successfully answered nothing

Not happy with the answer. We all know it a hard job. fans want consistent when it comes to handling out punishment. Most of all, to keep the elegance in F1. It's not rocket science

He doesn't care a single bit about the trust. It's about the sales. Most people who watch F1 today, don't care either. F1 fans today are for a huge part 'event audience', not F1 audience. They don't care about the sport F1, they care about their favorite driver.

The trust is DEFINITELY NOT there.

If F1 and the FIA wanted to protect their image, they wouldn't have let the championship be decided in the way in which it was if they want to regain said trust they should do the right thing and denounce the ending and give the championship to Lewis, but since they won't do that they will have to live with this shadow hanging over their head and live with the fan theories and conspiracies forever floating around them. The sports image has been permanently tainted wether they like it or not, it wasn't so bad in 1989 with Senna and prost because social media wasn't so big and F1 wasn't the easily consumable franchise that it is today but 2021s Abu Dhabi gp's farce definitely takes the cake.

@manusiaganteng2753

2 жыл бұрын

If anything 1990 was worse than 1989

@123dan165

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikehipperson just stating the facts. F1 will have this hanging over them for a very long time.

@123dan165

2 жыл бұрын

@@manusiaganteng2753 1989 was bad because of the ramifications, and it provided a platform for 1990 to take place.

F1 is the pinnacle of racing. Man and machine meld together on a track. F1 needs to have the best machines and best drivers. It does not need the best "entertainment". That was what ruined the Abu Dhabi race for 21' season. The unneeded want to finish the race under green flag. The shift in priorities for being a racing spectacle to an entertainment enterprise is what caused the mess of 2021. I want to see a pure form of what F1 is about this season which means the racing is not compromised for entertainment!

So basically I’m not answering any of your questions or connecting to the fact that millions of fans are still untrusting of the FIA and F1 regardless as to whether we will buy tickets to watch our sport.

Martin protecting his press pass there.

The one person we haven't heard from since the last race of 2021 is.......Michael Masi. Would of been fun to hear him defend his decisions in that race, the fact that he hasn't says it all.

Controversy has always been a part of F1 (not calling it a “sport” anymore). However, it’s been taken to a new level for the “show” of late!

"We need to talk about Abu Dhabu" ........ why not "We need to talk about Silverstone" Unlike britain, thats a question that was on most peoples minds. Ah well .... cry on, Abu Dhabi is the gift that keeps on giving ...........

Selling tickets does not mean the trust is there, just have to look at any social media posting concerning F1 to see it is very much in question

He doesn't think there's a problem.... and therein lies the problem!

A black mark on FiA. And insult to injury to modify the rules to state ALL. Meaning Michael knew what he was doing.

@ajorngjdonaydbr

2 жыл бұрын

They changed it because of the interpretations made to it, they've done this tons of times since the inception of F1. You're clearly just looking for something that's not there but beleive it is

@nengenusta6522

2 жыл бұрын

@@ajorngjdonaydbrits incredible to think there are still people like you who still believe massi did not know whatever decision he had to make should have applied to all or none of the lapped cars, ' some' has NEVER in f1 history been an option, and you can't even ask yourself' why now? Lewis was on the verge of relegating f1's precious Schumacher to second and this interpretation comes out of the blues

I would not go as far as saying the trust is there.

Well that’s 4.10 minutes of my life I’ll never get back …and didn’t gain any new information 😳

Not recognizing the terrible error says a lot about F1 officials.

I am still very upset 😡 I nearly gave up on it.. rich boys playing games by their own rules

Translation: We have managed to hold out to the start of the new season without any meaningful clarification and we’re hoping you’ll all just forget about it now - oh and keep buying tickets - thanks!

Stefano needs to read some these comments & stop believing Sales equate trust.

It showed what it's always been in it's rawest form. It's a sports soap opera recorded live

The report must be released.

Where is the report?

Let me translate what he is saying "Yes the race was manipulated, not intentionally, but by suggestion from pit crews and week management, hence why they fired him. But I can't tell you that".

How to “answer questions” without answering them. They haven’t learnt any lessons, they don’t want to.

The race was a farce but the end result was right Max deserved the championship , they could very easily fix this particular problem the same way they do in touring cars , just add laps for those behind the safety car , subject fuel etc

how big is michael masi's pay rise for his new job to stop him talking about who told him to do what he did? the trust is gone and it might never come back, i know alot of new fans that aren't going to watch anymore because of what went down. for me i have watched f1 for so long that i will keep watching pretty much no matter what they do, i might have to stop calling it a sport unless we get clear rules that can't be changed and are the same for everyone but i don't have high hopes of them doing that.

@mikehipperson

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure the FIA don't pay toilet cleaners very much!

@POzziee

2 жыл бұрын

We know who told him what to do. The spineless coward followed whining Horner word for word.

@micky6j

2 жыл бұрын

@@POzziee i'm not sure, i think if it was all on masi they would just scapegoat him and he would be out of f1 all together. but him being given a new job looks sus to me.

@POzziee

2 жыл бұрын

@@micky6j I believe Mercedes had it stacked against them before the season started. The floor changes that affected their rake more than RB, and the banning of their legal steering system didn't help. F1 has always tried to stop domination, by hindered teams who are (unless you're red with a little horse on your car) and I think this was an example of this. I do however put Abu Dhabi down to Masi. I could be wrong, only my opinion

@micky6j

2 жыл бұрын

@@POzziee i doubt we will ever find out if someone above masi told him to do what he did.only thing i think we can hope for is some rule changes that make it harder for the FIA/f1 to help one driver over another.

The 2021 season final will only ever be controversial in the British press.

@perthius

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

The main voices complaining were the ones brought in by DTS.

To contend trust isn’t an issue is plainly ridiculous.

Not everyone only some UK fans and some employees Sky Sports F1

IMO what happened in the series final was great for the sport

I am sorry I have never heard so much nonsense in an interview. I personally don't know how other people feel, but the joke of a final race last year ruined F1 for me and won't be watching it this year. I still can't understand why someone just does not come clean and say that last years result was not the right result due to inconsistency of the rules applied. I am very happy for Max as he is an amazing driver, but why can't anyone every come clean and just say that they made a mistake in the final race.

lot of hot air out there

The trust is not there... Just because you sell tickets does not mean we support the FIA. We support the most talented drivers in the world battling - something you (FIA) made a mockery of.

Massi ruined the race of a generation

The trust is most definitely not there. This interview highlights what’s wrong with Formula One right now and how the rules are applied.

So they talked to sponsors and media but not the fans? He is living in a bubble and lying to himself or the fans if he thinks ticket sales show trust.

Lol all hamilton fans crying still over what was the best finish to a championship that I ever saw it was a thrill to watch

To say the trust is there, and not answering the questions of cheating on last lap.

This dude looking like Neo from the Matrix dodging questions like bullets

If you were Mercedes team member would have said that?

Misdirection! That's all I could here, should of said "Look Martin! A Squirrel!" 😂

Jean Todt didnt want his driver Shumacher having his last record being beaten......

@POzziee

2 жыл бұрын

Considering Schumacher got his first championship by deliberately ramming into Hill, and Lewis was cheated out of his eighth, I think morally Hamilton has the record.

I thought he was a former team boss not a politician

Only way to regain trust is to publically execute the higher ups the FIA

Technically the rules did say any car. Now it’s been changed to ALL cars with the safety car and lapping…

@101wildgoose

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but if you read the wording any essentially means all. Add that to the fact Masi himself said the year before that the rules say he must let all cars unlap themselves - Eiffel GP.

Abu Dhabi is not just a race this is a championship decided race Pls explain the Lewis fan from FIA what about Lewis feeling and pain FIA not understand.... Same on u...

"we met with the promoter and partners..." that's money trust not fan trust, Martin asked about fan trust, Domenicali didn't addressed that

I think only the Britishers are sobbing everybody else is more than happy

The trust isn’t there at all.

The trust is still their ? Ticket sales don’t prove that at all. How about the millions that watch at home

This man is delusional if he thinks trust has been restored. Ticket sales don't equal trust. Formula 1 is growing and people can go places again. Neither of those things equal trust.