Michael Masi was least interested in listening to Mercedes’ Toto Wolff wallowing during the Abu Dhabi GP 2021 with video of their conversation on the FIA team radio going viral
The Formula 1 2021 season will go down in the folklore of motorsports. One of the the most enthralling and riveting seasons in the land of F1, the 2021 sojourn went all the way down to the last race as Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton made a foray into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021 level on points.
Video Of Michael Masi And Toto Wolff On The FIA Team Radio During The Abu Dhabi GP 2021 Goes Viral
At the end of the day, it was Red Bull’s Verstappen who managed to up the ante, showing his mettle to win the culminating race to win his first championship and with become the first Dutch driver to win the coveted title. While Mercedes managed to take home the Constructors’ Championship, the driver’s championship was Verstappen’s as he stopped Lewis Hamilton from walking away with an eighth title under his arms.
😂😂😂 Toto Wolf 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/Q2yquMIPsG
— Dave Green (@Greeny18o) December 12, 2021
Toto – “You need to revert to the previous lap”
Masi – “No…it’s called a motor race” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/dJPH5jKe5M
— Alex Rizzoli Lambropoulos 🇬🇷🇬🇧 (@alex_rizzoli) December 12, 2021
Deal with it #Toto! pic.twitter.com/lTrG7043AH
— Mani Shabanzadeh (@Manishabanzadeh) December 12, 2021
Toto its called a motor race okay? pic.twitter.com/aQRX1sKNRM
— Grinch (@corcinyab) December 12, 2021
And as all races have been this season, the Abu Dhabi GP wasn’t bereft of action and controversy as well. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and FIA race director Michael Masi were seen going at each other on the team radio with the Mercedes bigwig livid during the final laps of the race ensuing the deployment of a safety race.
Wolff had gotten on the radio with Masi to complain about the final laps with Masi replying with, “Toto, it’s called a motor race, okay? We went car racing.”
Verstappen was in tears as he sealed the win with team principal Christian Horner saying: “We needed a bit of luck and we got it. We love you. We f**king love you.”