Sebastian Vettel has defended FIA race director Michael Masi and said the Australian deserves to keep his job despite botching the finish of last year's title-deciding Abu... read more »

Romain Grosjean believes that Formula 1 race director Michael Masi made the correct decision in Abu Dhabi. read more »

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has defended FIA race director Michael Masi following the controversial conclusion to the 2021 Formula 1 world championship.  read more »

Masi has faced a barrage of criticism for the way the race was restarted after the late safety car for a one-lap sprint to the flag, which saw Max Verstappen overtake Lewis... read more »

Christian Horner believes the stewards got their decisions right at the controversial end to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »

Ralf Schumacher has defended Sebastian Vettel after Martin Brundle said the Aston Martin driver is no longer a top-five driver. read more »

Formula 1 sporting director Ross Brawn has defended the way FIA race director Michael Masi handled last weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. read more »

After criticism for making an 'offer' to Red Bull, Ross Brawn has insisted race director Michael Masi followed the rules correctly in doing so. read more »

Whilst apologising for any hurt that has been caused by his team's partnering with sponsor Kingspan, Toto Wolff defends the company in Grenfell row. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has defended its new partnership with a firm connected to the Grenfell Tower disaster, but has apologised for any hurt caused. Mercedes announced a new... read more »

At last weekend's Qatar GP, it took over 21 hours from the end of qualifying before final decisions were announced after Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz and Valtteri Bottas... read more »

FIA race director Michael Masi has defended the length of time it took for decisions to be made over two high-profile incidents in recent Formula 1 rounds. read more »

Even though he was pipped to the drive, Oscar Piastri defended Guanyu Zhou after the new Alfa Romeo driver received criticism on social media. read more »

FIA race director Michael Masi has defended the time taken for decisions to be made after two separate instances in the past two weeks where cases took almost a day to close. read more »

F1 race director Michael Masi has defended the stewards' process after two race weekends filled with delayed rulings. read more »

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Formula 1 Race Director Michael Masi has defended the prolonged wait for certain stewarding decisions that have taken place in recent weekends. In Brazil Lewis Hamilton's... read more »

Horner received a warning from the FIA stewards after the race in Losail on Sunday for remarks where he accused a "rogue marshal" of having put out double-waved... read more »

Max Verstappen says "we are not here to be in a kindergarten" as he defended his "hard racing" against Lewis Hamilton in the Sao Paulo GP. read more »

Ahead of the right of review hearing, Max Verstappen has defended the incident at Turn 4 last weekend insisting that it was a "great battle". read more »

The Red Bull driver's behaviour is under the spotlight in Qatar this weekend with Mercedes asking the FIA for a right to review its decision not to investigate the... read more »

Emerson Fittipaldi has backed the FIA's decision to exclude Lewis Hamilton from Sao Paulo Grand Prix qualifying, saying they followed their rules properly. read more »

Carlos Sainz defended himself from blame following a collision with McLaren's Lando Norris at the start of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and claimed the incident cost him the... read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has moved to defend Valtteri Bottas's performance at the United States Grand Prix, insisting his driver "didn't drop any... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo defends his clash with Carlos Sainz in the closing stages of Sunday's Grand Prix which the Spaniard claims was deliberate, indeed "a bit dirty". read more »