How the position will be filled is part of the ongoing investigation into the Abu Dhabi GP controversy, an event that left Masi in the firing line from the sport's insiders and from fans worldwide on social media.
What transpired over the last couple of laps stirred up a wave of criticism that did a lot of damage to the sport at a time that should have been one of its finest hours, with Twitter set ablaze by wild suggestions of a conspiracy.
