Internet responds: "Masi only reason Hamilton and Mercedes had a chance"

Ferrari launched the new F1-75 for 2022 on Thursday, but that news was largely overshadowed by the FIA's simultaneous announcement regarding the departure of Michael Masi as race director. How did the internet react to the news?

As can be expected, reactions are divided. Fans of Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton are elated with the news, which they believe confirms that the events at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix did not go according to the regulations.

Others find it a sign of weakness from the FIA, whose stewards in Abu Dhabi just backed Masi. British journalist Joe Saward, for example, believes that dismissing Masi would be a "clear sign that the FIA is giving in to outside pressure".