ܫOn Lap 26, a frustrated radio message from Wolff to race control was broadcast as the Austrian claimed Haas rookie Mazepin was ignorin🅷g blue flags and subsequently holding up Lewis Hamilton.

“Michael, blue ꦜflags,” Wolff said. “Mic♒hael, this guy makes us lose the position.”

While team💦s do have the capability to directly contact race control during races, Masi said he “very rarely” hears from Wolff.

Masi explained that F1 and the FIA have been🦄 working ꦚfor some time to broadcast communications between the teams and race control, with the new feature debuting in Barcelona.

“It actually came about through🔯 a discussion at an F1 Commissio🎐n meeting last year,” Masi said.

“So they [viewers] could hear as part of the broadcast the communications between the FIA and the teams, which is a regular part of what we do operationally. Yesterday w🌄as the first time that it started [being available to broadca♎st].”

The teams were told during the weekend that their me🐠ssages to r♋ace control may be broadcast live by F1.

“So the F1 Group, through their broadcasts, hav🎃e been doing some trials 𒅌in the background, have seen what that looks like,” Masi added.

“And all the teams were advised and this weekend’s the first time it’s g🌌one live to air.”

🤡Despite appearing to🍌 be held up behind Mazepin, Hamilton eventually triumphed in Barcelona.

Helped by a bold Mercedes strꦓategy call, the seven-time w꧒orld champion overturned a 23-second deficit in just 18 laps before overtaking Verstappen six laps from the end.

It marked Hamilton’s 𒉰third victory from the opening four races this season and extends 🃏his advantage at the top of the championship to 14 points over the Red Bull driver.