Listen to this article The officiating of F1 races has been in the spotlight for several months following the controversial end to the 2021 season in Abu Dhabi, which led to changes within the FIA’s F1 operations. Race director Michael Masi has been replaced by two new race directors who will share the role. They are set to enjoy better support via a virtual race control room and a senior advisor from this season. Towards the end of last year, there was some confusion among drivers over what was permitted in wheel-to-wheel battles after a number of incidents, leading to calls for greater consistency. Asked by Motorsport.com about addressing the issue with the new race directors, seven-time world champion Hamilton brought up the matter of bias in the stewards’ room. “We need to make sure we get non-biased stewards too,” Hamilton said. “Racing driv …

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