Sep.28 F1 race director Michael Masi is refusing to condemn Haas rookie Nikita Mazepin's driving style. The controversial Russian's latest on-track dispute was with Yuki Tsunoda at Sochi, where race officials showed him the black and white flag for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Masi agrees that Mazepin made his defensive move on the charging, DRS-assisted Alpha Tauri 'too late'. However, the Australian refused to condemn the 22-year-old's driving per se. 'We always analyse specific incidents, not complaints about someone's driving in general,' Masi is quoted by Russian media. 'If you start picking on driving styles, you know, there are 20 drivers in Formula 1, and each has his own style....
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