Masi was removed as F1’s race director as part of a major restructure at the governing body the FIA ahead of the 2022 season following an inquiry into last year’s controversial title-deciding Abu Dhღabi Grℱand Prix. 

The Australian’s failure to correctly apply the rules during a la🐓te Safety Car forced a restart that altered the outcome of th🐓e world championship, enabling Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to beat Lewis Hamilton to the crown in a last-lap shootout. 

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Masi has been replaced by two new race directors for 2022, with Eduardo Freitas and Niels Wittich alternating the role, while a new R♏emote Operations Centre - which has been likened to football’s VAR system - has been created to assist with decision-ꩲmaking.

Four months have passed since the controversial Abu Dhabi finale but it is clear the subject still angers Wolff, who criticise💛d꧃ Masi in an interview with the PA news agency. 

"It is quite interesting because I had lunch with him [Masi] on the Wednesday before the race, and I said to him that 'I really want to tell you, without patronising you, that you need to take criticism on board and develop from there. Lew🌜is does it every day, but you are a guy who always seems to know better'," Wolff said. 

"It wasn't about influencing him but really giving my honest feedback tꦑhat he shou♈ldn't block outside opinion as simply being wrong.

"You hear from the drivers and how the drivers' briefin🌠gs were conducted [by Masi] and some of the guys said it was almost disrespectful how he treated sℱome of them.

"He was just immune to any feedback and ev🦩en today he has not properly reflected that he did something wrong.

"He was a liability for the sport because everybody kept talking about Abu Dhabi and the race director, and the race director should not be somebody that people talk about, but someone who does the job and makes sure the race is run according to the regulations.” 

Wolff questions jewellery ban

Wolff also questioned new race director Wittich's reminder about a ban on drivers wearing jewellery while driving their cars ꦇduring on-track sessions. 

“How he has 🎃run the first few races has been respectful, solid and he hasn’t put a single foot wrong,” Wol♓ff said. 

“But is that [jewellery ban] a battle he needs🐬 ꦡto have at this stage?

“However, if it turns out tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚo be the biggest un🦄fortunate misstep of a race director, I would take it a thousand times over.”

Seven-time world champion Hamilton has already made꧃ it clear he will defy the ban and continue to wear jew🐷ellery. 

"I do♐n't have an🌄y plans on removing them," Hamilton said after Sunday's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. 

"They are personal thi𓆉ngs. You should be able to be who you are. There is stuff that I cannot move.

"I literally cannot even t🦩ake these out. These ones on my right ear are welded in so I would have to get it chopped off. They will be staying."