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Wittich steps down as F1 race director
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Wittich steps down as F1 race director

By Miles Cooper November 12, 2024
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Niels Wittich has left his function as System 1’s race director with instant impact.

The German, a alternative for Michael Masi in 2022, “has stepped down from his place to pursue new alternatives,” the FIA mentioned in a press release to BBC Sport.

He shall be changed from the following race in Las Vegas by Rui Marques, most just lately the race director for System 2 and three.

The shock transfer has occurred shortly. FIA employees had been informed earlier on Tuesday, BBC Sport has been informed.

An FIA spokesperson mentioned: “Niels has fulfilled his quite a few duties as race director with professionalism and dedication. We thank him for his dedication and we want him one of the best for the longer term.

“Rui brings a wealth of expertise having beforehand served as observe marshal, scrutineer, nationwide and worldwide steward, deputy race director and race director in varied championships.”

It’s extremely uncommon for an F1 race director to be modified in the midst of a season, particularly given there are simply three races remaining.

The choice was not extensively anticipated inside F1, though some insiders had heard Wittich would get replaced on the finish of the season. No full rationalization for it has been offered by the FIA.

Wittich is the most recent in a collection of senior folks to go away the FIA up to now 12 months.

Sporting director after lower than a 12 months in his function. His departure adopted that of Deborah Mayer, the top of the FIA fee for ladies.

In January, main engineer He’s now at Pink Bull’s RB staff.

And in Could after simply 18 months within the place.

Wittich’s departure comes weeks after a serious controversy over the FIA’s racing pointers broke out inside F1, following a battle between title contenders Max Verstappen and Lando Norris on the US Grand Prix.

On the subsequent race in Mexico, the with the purpose of stopping a type of defence that has been perfected by Verstappen and is permitted by the present guidelines.

It’s not clear whether or not Wittich’s departure is expounded to that situation.

His predecessor Masi left the FIA after his function within the controversy on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2021.

Masi ignored the principles throughout a late safety-car interval in that race and selections led to Lewis Hamilton, who had been on track to win an eighth world title by profitable the race, being overtaken by Max Verstappen, making the Dutchman champion as a substitute.

Wittich has been much less overtly controversial in his function, however there has remained an underlying discontent inside groups and drivers in regards to the administration of FIA race management.

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