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Horner: Mercedes ‘bullying' led to Masi exit
Red Bull principal Christian Horner pointed the finger at rival Mercedes for Michael Masi's exit from the race director role. Masi's future proved a major talking point throughout the off-season, following the controversial decision-making in the closing stages of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton felt that the Drivers' title had been unjustly taken away, with Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff pressing for changes to be made by the FIA. Ultimately a new structure was put in place, one which no longer has Masi as race director, which Horner believes is unfair. 'Was it right to fire him based on pressure that was placed on him from a rival team? That for me was wrong,'...
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