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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has confirmed some important information with regards to F1 race directors for the 2025 season.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem announced that the 2025 F1 season will have multiple race directors, as reported by Dutch journalist Erik van Haren from De Telegraaf during a conversation in Madrid. The decision was confirmed in a post by Van Haren, quoting Ben Sulayem mentioning the introduction of new race directors. The status of current race director Rui Marques for the upcoming season remains uncertain, and if he stays, his potential co-director is yet to be announced. This won’t be the first time F1 has operated with multiple race directors, as seen after the controversial finish of the 2021 season led to ex-race director Michael Masi’s departure. Following this event, Eduardo Freitas and Niels Wittich shared the position, with Wittich assuming sole responsibility last season, and Marques taking over in November before the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
