Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has responded to criticism of the FIA for awarding Lewis Hamilton a 10-second penalty after he and Max Verstappen collided at Silverstone. read more »

F1 Race Director Michael Masi has come forward to explain that it is the incident itself that gets judged, not the consequences of it, following Hamilton's ten-second time... read more »

Listen and look-back on the perspectives shared by the respective team members at Red Bull Racing and Mercedes with the FIA Race Director Michael Masi, after the crash between... read more »

Formula 1 Race Director Michael Masi has clarified that Formula 1 stewards do not consider the overall consequence of a crash when determining an in-race penalty. At the... read more »

FIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi says that the stewards do not consider the consequences of an accident when determining what penalty should be applied. read more »

He also stressed that the team bosses had been part of the discussion when it was agreed to take that route.The clash between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton on the first lap... read more »

Michael Masi insists that in investigating incidents it is not the stewards job to judge the consequences of the penalties they award not to explain their decision to the... read more »

FIA race director Michael Masi has explained why the stewards decided to punish Lewis Hamilton for his part in the dramatic British Grand Prix clash with Max Verstappen. read more »

FIA race director Michael Masi is "absolutely" prepared for a team springing a strategy "we haven't considered" in the maiden sprint qualifying trial. read more »

It's understood amongst the drivers that they retain their places to make life easier as they each back off and try to make a gap before starting their qualifying... read more »

Michael Masi is adamant Formula 1 won't change the penalty points system during this year's championship despite calls to look into it. read more »

F1 race director Michael Masi has confirmed the process of applying penalties that stem from sprint qualifying, which debuts at the British Grand Prix. read more »

FIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi conceded the presence of a gravel trap on the outside of turn four likely played a part in the stewards' decision to penalise... read more »

F1 race director Michael Masi has suggested fans could be in for a pleasant aesthetic surprise when the Russian Grand Prix switches to Igora Drive. read more »

FIA race director Michael Masi has said team members "think twice" about asking him questions, now that their radio messages can be broadcast. read more »

Ahead of the first ever Sprint Qualifying, FIA race director, Michael Masi has called on the teams and fans to be open minded and accept that there may well be initial glitches. read more »

Formula 1 Race Director Michael Masi reckons impending new Russian Grand Prix venue Igora Drive has greater potential than the current track map suggests. Formula 1's... read more »

FIA race director Michael Masi doesn't believe Formula 1's penalty points system is "harsh" despite Lando Norris moving to within two points of a race ban... read more »

FIA race director Michael Masi has ruled out the possibility of a mid-season change to the penalty points system as the teams agreed to it before the current F1 campaign began. read more »

Ahead of F1's first sprint qualifying, Michael Masi says if the rules for the new endeavour don't work, they can be tweaked. read more »

Michael Masi believes that the drivers need to "reaffirm or revise" the gentlemen's agreement they have regarding qualifying.  read more »

The FIA sporting regulations have been substantially amended to incorporate the intricacies of the new sprint format, which will be used at Silverstone, Monza and one other... read more »

Accumulating 12 penalty points within a 12-month period obliges the driver concerned to serve an F1 race ban.Points are awarded automatically by the FIA stewards via a... read more »

FIA race director Michael Masi has advised the drivers to revise their 'gentleman's agreement' after the arrangement was again flouted during the Austria Grand Prix. read more »

Michael Masi has responded to Fernando Alonso's criticism of drivers bypassing Turn 1 during the double-header of races at the Red Bull Ring. read more »