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Niels Wittich has stepped down as the FIA’s Formula 1 race director to pursue new opportunities and will be replaced with immediate effect. The German was one of two FIA race directors – alongside…
Niels Wittich has stepped down as the FIA’s Formula 1 race director to pursue new opportunities and has been immediately replaced. Wittich, a German, took on the position permanently from the Japanese Grand Prix in 2022. Rui Marques, a former F2 and F3 race director, will take over for the remaining three races of this season. The FIA thanked Wittich for his professionalism in fulfilling his duties and announced the appointment of Marques from the Las Vegas Grand Prix onwards. Wittich’s last race was the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, marked by a weather-induced schedule change and multiple red flags during the event. Wittich’s departure adds to a list of high-profile exits from the FIA in the past year.
