Niels Wittich has unexpectedly stood down from his function as Components 1’s race director.
Rui Marques, beforehand the Components 2 and Components 3 race director, will take over his function from the following spherical of the world championship in Las Vegas.
“The FIA can affirm that Niels Wittich has stepped down from his place as F1 race director to pursue new alternatives,” mentioned the game’s governing physique in an announcement.
“Niels has fulfilled his quite a few tasks as race director with professionalism and dedication. We thank him for his dedication and we want him the very best for the longer term.”
Wittich first served as race director on the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. He changed Michael Masi, who was faraway from the function after the FIA decided he failed to use the foundations appropriately within the earlier 12 months’s championship-deciding race.
All through 2022 Wittich shared his tasks as race director with Eduardo Freitas. Previous to becoming a member of F1 Wittich was the race director for Germany’s widespread DTM collection, whereas Freitas held the identical function within the FIA’s World Endurance Championship.
Nonetheless from the start of 2023 F1 returned to having a single race director, and Wittich occupied the function full-time. His substitute’s first race in cost might be subsequent week.
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“Rui Marques will assume the function of race director from the Las Vegas Grand Prix,” the FIA’s assertion continued.
“Rui brings a wealth of expertise having beforehand served as monitor marshal, scrutineer, nationwide and worldwide steward, deputy race director and race director in numerous championships. Most not too long ago, he held the place of Components 2 and Components 3 race director.”
Marques was beforehand an FIA co-ordinator and assistant to the race director within the World Touring Automotive Championship, earlier than it was downgraded to cup standing. He was the clerk of the course for F1’s final race in his native Portugal in 2021 and have become F2 race director the next 12 months.
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