Mistakes were made during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year but to claim the FIA and Formula 1 are corrupt is unfair, according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown. A number of fans were left angered by race director Michael Masi’s decision to move only the lapped cars between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in order to create a final lap shootout between the two for the title, with Verstappen – on fresh tires – winning a race Hamilton had dominated. While Brown is unwilling to comment on Masi’s position and decisions during the race, specifically while an investigation is ongoing, he says to view the sport as corrupt rather than having mishandled the event is wrong. “I...
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