Ousted Formula 1 race director Michael Masi will be given a new role within the FIA, its new president has confirmed.
An investigation by motorsport's governing body found that Masi's "human error" had played a major role in Max Verstappen 's victory over Lewis Hamilton at last December's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The report, released on the eve of last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, admitted that the Australian had enforced the rules around unlapped cars in a safety car period incorrectly.
Long before that report came out, the FIA had already confirmed that Masi would be replaced as race director. According to new president Mohammed bin Sulayem, however, he will remain part of the organisation despite his high-profile mistake which caused so much furore within F1.
