“Unhappy” FIA sporting director Steve Nielsen quits job leaving F1 drivers “dismayed”

Steve Nielsen has resigned from his job as FIA sporting director, BBC reports.
(L to R): Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) FIA President with Steve Nielsen (GBR) FOM Sporting Director. Formula 1 World
(L to R): Mohammed Bin Sulayem (UAE) FIA President with Steve Nielsen (GBR) FOM Sporting…

He🦄 only started the role in January 2023 and was tasked with improving race control.

But he has quit af▨ter less than a year due to being “unhappy”, according to the BBC🎉.

“The FIA was not willing” to implement the changes that Nielsen recommended to impro🔯ve its race control operation, the report states.

Nielsen had previously worke🧜d as sporting director for the Tyrell, Benetton, Renault and Williams F1 teams. He then worked for Formula 1 after its takeover by Liberty Media.

F1 teams and drivers were supportive of 💦Nielsen be♔ing appointed earlier this year and will be “dismayed” by his sudden exit, and “concerned” by what might come next.

The FIA has also seen Deborah 🐈Mayer quit her job as head of the commission for women this month.

The depa𒁃rtures are the latest difficulties for the governing body led by Mohammed Ben Sulayem⛄.

He courted controversy this month by launching an investigation into Toto Wolff and Susie Wolff w🍃hich was later dro🐟pped.

The Wolffs and Mercedes F1 team strongly condemned the invest♋igation. The other nine F1 teams provided statements insisting 🌞they did not make complaints to prompt the FIA investigation.

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