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13 Jan 2022, 09:00 (Ref:4093549) | #26 | |
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Masi and Tombazis have both been removed from the updated FIA Org Chart
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Anything else after that is basically meaningless BS. Funny how Lewis hasnt said a word since the incident other than to gratiously congratulate Max, and hes the one in the headlines...i guess the media have got to whip up a story and youre all falling for it. |
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However, I don't believe that this is Mercedes getting to run the sport. Even if you take it to the extreme and pretend that Mercedes said "We're not coming back if the sport is being run by someone who disregards the rule book", I genuinely don't think that's an unfair thing. It's a sensible stance from Mercedes both from a sporting and business stand point. |
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It does make me laugh how people still think Mercedes have a special treatment or too much weight in F1 after a season where rules were implimented that harmed their car design specifically, followed by a decision in the final race that cost them the championship....this follows a few rule changes over the last few years specifically designed to remove an advantage that Mercedes have held like DAS, FRIC, vented rear wheels etc etc etc But no.....Mercedes are the the favoured ones |
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Lewis has gone into hiding somewhere. It is surprising that given his status no hack has shot him any where since his got his knighthood. He's shut down his social media as well. He might had discovered that being out of the limelight and the whole circus is actually nice. he might actually be "getting a life" as they say.
These days drivers can have long careers. They start young and don't get killed. Thus with a field of just twenty these is not that much turnover. If Max is till going at the age Lewis is now he will have done 20 years in F1 and still be a young man. There has to be a point when they say that the 23 race circus all over the world is enough and they want to have time with their families and do other things. Mercedes have over the history of racing come in and dominated and then left. The top brass might see the whole Lewis thing (cult status, BLM) is distracting from promoting the brand. In George Russell they have a very promotable guy who would appeal to potential Mercedes buyers. |
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In terms of marketability, sure George is a marketable guy, but I suspect Lewis’s image hasn’t held back on road car sales either. Just look at where the Brand is now, compared to pre Lewis…. |
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FIA statement:
https://www.fia.com/news/fia-statement-3 Featuring the "recently appointed Single Seater Director Peter Bayer", being the person who now sits in the org chart where Masi and Tombazis were previously. |
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And - coincidence, or has the highlighting of the 'lack of progress' force the FIA into outlining the process for the inquiry into last year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix? On January 19, the FIA's sporting advisory committee - essentially, the sporting directors of all the F1 teams as well as FIA representatives - will meet to discuss the use of the safety car. In the days after that, there will be a "shared discussion with all F1 drivers". An FIA statement added: "The outcome of the detailed analysis will be presented to the F1 Commission in February, and final decisions will be announced at the World Motor Sport Council in Bahrain on 18 March." At the risk of presenting a biased article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/59987230 |
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Speculation is just that. Tilting at windmills. PITW.
The investigation process and dates have been outlined and while opinions will be heard they are just that. Changes will be relatively minor and some things like safety car and roles within the meetings clarified but the results of the investigation will be muted. Nothing much will change, just some processes and procedures. More rules to bite on. More that can go wrong. A little cynical? Yes. If anyone was expecting any major revelations of justice or injustice being noted I doubt it will happen. The FIA will not do that. There will barely be a ripple in admission of any wrong doing in terms of sporting justice so expecting that is a waste of energy. It is not the way the FIA handles things. The report comes out a few days before the first GP so is it going to be significantly revealing? No. 'Nothing much to see here. Look forward to the first race. Move along now....' And that will be it. Toto may make some gesture statements but will it actually deal with what happened? Not really. Time passes. Yesterday is old news. Irrelevant. (Its not irrelevant but that is the prevailing process and how it works) |
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Without naming one person who believes this.Unless Andrew Benson sees himself as a senior person or Toto whipped up a quorum of worthies for him. |
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If he's gone he's gone - but it may be a case of be careful what you wish for. Will Masi's replacement be better? He or she likely won't have as much experience, but then again a fresh set of eyes may not be the worst thing. Will be interesting to see how it pans out. |
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But was Masi included in previous versions of the org chart?
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According to post #36 above, he was - but not in the RD role as he, like Charlie before him, has several roles within the FIA structure. Not the same roles that Charlie had but he does have several.
More importantly, given the reference to P45s in the thread title and your post being #45, is there anything that you want to tell us Adam? |
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I keep reading the thread title as PS5s at the ready, maybe Lewis and Michael can duke it out on the F1 game in a 5-lap Abu Dhabi race.
Winner stays in F1. Masi can race as Red Bull. |
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Maybe the FIA’s solution is to add another layer of beauracratic interference?
Notice the people who hold the equivalent roles to Masi and Tombazis in Endurance and Rally aren’t on that flow chart either. |
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I don't believe that the RD role appears in FIA org structures but happy to be corrected. |
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