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What the FIA must do to restore F1’s credibility

OPINION: The first stage of the 2022 Formula 1 pre-season is just over a month away, but the championship is still reeling from the controversial results of last year’s finale. The FIA acknowledges F1 has had its reputation dented as a result, so here’s how it could go about putting things right

Has everyone calmed down now?

The 2021 Formula 1 season finale has gone down as one of the most controversial in the championship’s history – overshadowing Max Verstappen’s triumph and leaving Lewis Hamilton disillusioned (Toto Wolff’s word) with the series in which he is statistically the greatest ever competitor. And that’s even without what would’ve been a record breaking eighth world title.

Over a month on from the Abu Dhabi farce and with pre-season testing for the new campaign now just under a month away, this is where F1 stands: the championship is finally on the verge of seeing if its latest attempt to improve racing quality through regulation overhaul will work, but its benchmark champion is not certain to return.

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