{"id":3155,"date":"2022-03-19T13:54:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T13:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worabia.com\/news\/top-trends\/3155\/"},"modified":"2022-03-19T13:54:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T13:54:07","slug":"formula-1-human-error-responsible-for-incorrect-application-of-rules-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worabia.com\/news\/top-trends\/3155\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1: 'Human error' responsible for incorrect application of rules in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Formula 1’s governing body has said “human error” was responsible for the incorrect application of the rules at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But the FIA \u200b\u200bsaid in its report on last year’s controversial World Championship finish that race director Michael Masi had acted “in good faith”.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Masi has been ever since <\/span>removed from his post<\/span> and restructured F1 race control.<\/span><\/p>\n

The report from the FIA \u200b\u200bworld motorsport council ruled that the result and the World Championship are “valid and final”.<\/span><\/p>\n

The report is the final confirmation that Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was the 2021 F1 world champion, not that that was expected to be in doubt in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n

Released by the FIA \u200b\u200b97 days after the race, it found that a number of key mistakes were made leading up to the final lap of the race in which the fate of the world title changed hands from Lewis Hamilton to Verstappen.<\/span><\/p>\n

He concluded:<\/span><\/p>\n