The world of F1 has been shaken up ever since the title decider in Abu Dhabi. A Verstappen-Hamilton debate has ensued following the decisions by the race director, Michael Masi, which led to Max winning his maiden driver’s title.

In light of this, people have been questioning the legitimacy of Max’s win and the debacle has overshadowed the Dutchman’s moment of glory. However, in recent times he has found an unlikely sympathizer in Mercedes Team Boss, Toto Wolff.

Wolff Sorry for Verstappen

Toto Wolff has always let his feelings of discontent be clear about the season finale. However, recently he has recently expressed his thoughts on the FIA and its operations, as a whole.

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The Mercedes boss said “He [Michael Masi] made bad decisions and I’m sure he regrets it. However, the FIA ​​should have seen that a problem existed much earlier. Both in structure and in personalities.” (Quotes translated by Google Translate)

Toto also feels sorry for the current world champion Max Verstappen. He said, “I empathize with him. He is a worthy champion, but everyone is only talking about Abu Dhabi,” 

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Wolff went on to clarify how, in his opinion, the entire fiasco has shrouded the Dutchman’s excellence.

Another title fight for Max Verstappen in 2022?

2022 marks a new era in F1 with new regulations and some major changes. Last year’s title was realistically only between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. However, this season might prove to be whole a lot trickier.

But, so far, Max and Red Bull have looked right on their game. The Barcelona pre-testing wasn’t stellar, yet it went fairly smoothly. Their biggest concerns will be the rise of new challengers in Ferrari and McLaren, who had a strong pre-testing.

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The excitement and anticipation rise as we get closer to the F1 tests in Bahrain, which will paint a clearer picture of what we can expect for the 2022 season.