Mohammed bin Sulayem, president of the FIA, made it clear that Michael Masi still works in the federation and can be recruited to work in competitions if needed.
Masi was FIA Director of Races for two years after Charlie Whiting’s death, but the controversial decisions he made at last year’s season finale in Abu Dhabi caused an extremely harsh reaction in the motorsport world, with the Australian being removed from your message .
However, according to the British newspaper The Daily Mail, Masi still receives a salary from the FIA and his services may still be needed in the future, according to the federation chairman.
In an interview with Sportsmail, Mohammed bin Sulayem stated: “I did not fire Michael Masi. He was overworked as an FIA safety representative and race director. He made a mistake. But we didn’t say that Masi is no longer working with the federation.
I do not do that. I cherish even those people who didn’t vote for me. We think in terms of the scale of our entire organization, not individual employees. I don’t know Masi that well. Decisions regarding his mistake were made by the FIA World Motorsport Council.
A few days ago I spoke to Michael. Personally, I have no personal animosity towards him or anyone else. He is part of the staff of the FIA and we may use him in the future. He may still be useful. We are open to all options. Our race management structure was not well organized. And even though we’ve appointed two new race directors, I wouldn’t say everything is perfect with us now.
But we can’t go to the supermarket and get new stewards there. We need people of strong character, who can make fair decisions, but at the same time patient. For example, I’m thinking about involving rally navigators in the refereeing work, because they have a very versatile professional background and we can teach them everything they need. We need specialists.
The problem of staff shortages at the FIA needs to be addressed. I think we need at least three race directors, and ideally they should be ready early next year.
Source: F1 News
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