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The FIA has announced that Jan Monchaux has been appointed to the role of Technical Director for the governing body’s
Jan Monchaux will be responsible for overseeing technical matters related to Formula 1, with a specific focus on future technical regulations, including the highly anticipated 2026 F1 regulations. He will be reporting to FIA Single-Seater Director Nikolas Tombazis. Monchaux has a long career in motorsport, starting in 2002 by leading Toyota’s aero department until 2009, then moving to Ferrari’s aero department until 2012, and later joining Audi in 2013. After returning to F1 in 2018 with Sauber and progressing to the role of Technical Director, he recently left the team and was succeeded by James Key. Both Tombazis and Monchaux expressed excitement about working together to shape the future regulations of the sport and strengthen the technical expertise within the FIA.
