(Reuters) – Former Formula One race director Michael Masi has determined to go away the governing FIA and relocate to Australia seven months after taking part in a component in one of many sport’s greatest latest controversies.
The FIA confirmed in a press release on Tuesday that Masi, whose job is now shared by Eduardo Freitas and Niels Wittich, had gone.
Masi modified the protection automobile re-start process on the finish of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December, a transfer that handed the title to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and denied Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton a document eighth.
He was changed in February however had remained throughout the governing physique, who had talked about providing him a brand new position.
A subsequent report into the Abu Dhabi race present in March that Masi had made a “human error” however acted in “good religion”.
The FIA stated on Tuesday Masi had carried out his numerous capabilities “in an expert and devoted method” however had determined to return to Australia to be nearer to his household and tackle new challenges.
He was appointed after the sudden demise of Charlie Whiting, who had been race director for many years, in Melbourne on the eve of the 2019 season.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, enhancing by Christian Radnedge)
