Steiner has talks with FIA about future Masi, among other things, behind him

The FIA is currently full steam ahead with the investigation into everything that happened in the closing stages to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. All team bosses are also being interviewed and asked for their opinion on what happened. Guenther Steiner reveals that he has already been interviewed by the new president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

In those talks, the functioning of Michael Masi will also be discussed. It is still uncertain whether the Australian will return as race director in Formula 1. The results of the investigation will be presented to the outside world on March 18 in Bahrain, but before that time a decision must be made regarding Masi's future. The 2022 season starts on March 18 with two free practices.

By Express Steiner is quoted: "I didn't give a lot of recommendations to president Mohammed. We talked about it, they were private talks and I don't want to go there." The Haas F1 team boss is keeping his lips sealed and the expectation is that the other team bosses will do the same.

Masi or someone else?

He continues by saying, "But I know they are diligently working on it to make it...I wouldn't say better, which is the wrong word...to make it mainly better for whoever is the race director. It's a very difficult job but I'm not here to protect Michael or anything. It is very difficult."

According to the rumor circuit, Lewis Hamilton is fervently hoping for a replacement for Masi, but these reports have not yet been confirmed by any reliable source. Slowly but surely it would start to look more and more like Hamilton will 'just' return to Formula 1. But: nothing is certain!