Max Verstappen believes Formula 1 doesn’t need to see the FIA’s full report regarding last year’s controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but hopes its findings can avoid the events from being repeated.
The findings over former F1 race director Michael Masi’s failure to interpret the safety car rules correctly during the final lap of the season finale are set to be released.
The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council is set to hold a meeting in Bahrain on Friday, where a full report on the race will be issued.
F1’s credibility was heavily questioned after the controversy, and has led to a series of changes in a bid to improve race control’s procedures and offer the race director better support.
When asked if he would like to see the full report on the FIA’s findings when it is released to the public, Verstappen said, as quoted by Motorsport.com: “I don’t think we need a full report.
“Of course always every year it’s good to discuss about happened in the year before. Right? You always analyse everything you do.
“So, yeah, we’ll find out and if there’s things that can be written down in an easier way, or a way to understand it better, the wording, then for sure. But yeah let’s see.”
Ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, the FIA revealed the rules regarding cars unlapping themselves behind the safety car had been tweaked for 2022.
McLaren’s Lando Norris, speaking alongside Verstappen in Friday’s drivers’ press conference, said he didn’t “mind seeing it or not”, before adding, “as long as there’s just a good result and a positive result going forwards then I’ll be happy”.
Charles Leclerc felt it was important to have “transparency” and felt knowing the findings from the Yas Marina event were key in order to “maybe manage those situations better in the future.”
Haas driver Mick Schumacher gave his verdict, saying: “it’s good to know what came out of the results and analysis.
“But essentially, we have to look to the future and obviously try and not repeat something like that.”
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