Whether you think the outcome of the season was the "right" one very much depends on whether you are a Hamilton or Verstappen supporter. Personally I'm not that keen on either.
But the FIA has been forced to admit that the Race Director, Michael Masi, did not follow the rule book regarding the Safety Car Procedures implemented in those final laps. Worse, he seems to have changed his mind part way through that Safety Car session. And that change certainly disadvantaged Mercedes by leaving Hamilton on older tyres than Verstappen. And it wasn't the first time in the season that the rules hadn't been followed. Add to that the different standards that were seemingly applied by different sets of stewards at different races to similar incidents and it just adds to the confusion about what the rules actually are, what is hard racing and what is beyond the limits etc.
What doesn't help is Team Principals, of any team, on the radio trying to influence the Race Director (and the Race Stewards) in the midst of controversial incidents.
I firmly believe that the FIA originally expected to do nothing in the closed season and simply allow the controversy to blow over. Then business as usual with the F1 money making machine. Hamilton's decision to consider leaving the sport certainly threw a spanner in the works. Now something has to be seen to be done for the future to renew confidence in the sport. But I don't see the result of the 2021 season being reversed.
The question is what to do. The FIA met yesterday and the inquiries are still ongoing 2 months after the controversy. What is left to find out? A further announcement will be made later this week. But the season opener is at Bahrain on 20 March. One thing seems clear. For the teams and drivers to have confidence in the system, Masi has to go. But there seems to be a reluctance on the part of the FIA to fire him. Wait for a new position in motorsport that he can be shuffled off into!!
I think Vettel had it right in a recent article on the BBC.
"The main thing is that we focus on the sport and not so much on the show".
Sebastian Vettel says the controversy over last year's title-decider shows Formula 1 needs to focus on sport rather than entertainment.
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Formula 1's governing body fails to make any proposals following its inquiry into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at a high-level meeting on Monday.
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