Hamilton, F1 future in the balance: retirement in sight?

The future of Lewis Hamilton in Formula One hangs in the balance, according to the BBC, the British champion, who missed his eighth world title in the last GP of the season in Abu Dhabi after a controversial decision, will not decide his future until until the FIA ​​investigation into what happened on the Yas Marina circuit will be concluded. According to the BBC, the Mercedes driver “has lost faith in the FIA” after race director Michael Masi did not put into practice what he had done on previous occasions in applying the safety car rules during the final stages of the Abu Grand Prix. Dhabi effectively favoring Max Verstappen’s final victory with the Dutch Red Bull overtaking Hamilton on the final lap to win the world title. The FIA ​​admitted in a statement last month that the Abu Dhabi events were “clouding the ‘image’ of F1, but he also claimed to have ‘generated significant misunderstanding and reactions from F1 teams, drivers and fans’. The Briton still has a two-year contract with Mercedes but it remains to be seen whether he will still drive for the Silver Arrows in the pre-season tests starting on February 23, the opening race of the 2022 season is in Bahrain from March 18 to 20. .