The abrupt dismissal of race director Niels Wittich caught many F1 drivers by surprise. Wittich’s exit was announced shortly after the triple header, marking another recent high-profile departure within the FIA. Rui Marques will be taking over as F1 race director from this weekend onwards. Speaking in Las Vegas, several drivers expressed their surprise at…
The shock announcement of Niels Wittich leaving his role as F1 race director — that seems to have been a firing — comes following a weekend at the Brazil GP where questions around safety came to the fore once again. Rui Marques is replacing Wittich as race director for the rest of the 2024 F1…
Following the controversies that arose at the São Paulo Grand Prix regarding stewarding standards and transparency, the FIA has announced that Niels Wittich has left his role as Formula 1’s race director with immediate effect. This crucial position will be taken over by Rui Marques once the F1 campaign resumes next weekend in Las Vegas,…
Formula 1 will more strictly monitor drivers going too slowly in qualifying this season. The FIA attempted to regulate this in 2023 by issuing a maximum time drivers needed to stay under between the pit lane exit and entry. From 2024, each car’s speed compared to that lap time will be monitored at each marshall…
Low fan expectations for the Las Vegas GP were met at the start of free practice, when the lifting of a water valve cover caused damage…
Race Director Niels Wittich has clamped down on impeding in pit lane ahead of this weekend’s São Paulo Grand Prix at the Interlagos…
