Motorsport: Christian Horner makes admission on controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix [SOUND]

# Motorsport: Former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner admits he put pressure on then race director Michael Masi in 2021’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Masi was fired over his handling of a late safety car period, leading to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen overtaking Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton to win his first world championship. Horner told the High Performance Podcast he urged Masi not to let the race finish under the safety car: