president has revealed there will likely be multiple race director this season.
Former F1 race director Niels Wittich was in the direction of the top of final season in a shocking transfer by the game’s governing physique.
Wittich’s alternative within the sizzling seat has not been confirmed however – following Johnny Herbert’s departure final month – Ben Sulayem has revealed that “new blood” will characteristic in FIA race management from the primary race in Australia on 16 March.
Requested about who would be the subsequent F1 race director, Ben Sulayem replied at a press convention in Spain: “Who and what number of is a query we are going to know quickly, within the subsequent few days.
“However for positive there will likely be new blood and there will likely be multiple [race director]. That’s for positive.
“There have been individuals studying, there have been individuals working behind on a regular basis. You may’t simply throw any individual into this huge problem.”
McLaren CEO Zak Brown acknowledged final month that his group to contribute in the direction of paying for full-time FIA officers, but Ben Sulayem insists that the ten groups total don’t wish to assist fund a stewarding crew.
“The groups can complain, drivers can complain, however then they don’t wish to pay for it,” Ben Sulayem added.
“I’m being very, very sincere and straight with you, this takes plenty of funding. It has taken us greater than two and a half years to get to what we’re reaching now. Do we now have the outcomes? We are going to know the outcomes when the season begins.
‘It is vitally necessary. What if the race director decides to not go or if he will get sick? It’s the identical because the FIA. If one thing occurs to me tomorrow, the FIA will proceed to perform with out me, so this needs to be a system. It’s not about people.
“There are plenty of errors and you then blame the FIA. It’s straightforward accountable the FIA. Why can’t you be productive in your criticism and say: ‘How can we discover a resolution?’
‘However the place is the answer? The answer is in coaching, the answer is to convey individuals in.”
Wittich first served as joint F1 race director – the individual in control of imposing FIA guidelines, security vehicles and parc ferme laws – with Eduardo Freitas in 2022, following the of Michael Masi after the to the 2021 season in Abu Dhabi.
Previous to Masi, Charlie Whiting held the place of F1 race director and was a extremely revered determine for twenty years from 1997-2019, earlier than his unhappy passing previous to the 2019 .
