FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has suggested that F1 will keep having multiple race directors despite driver criticism
In the wake of the controversy over former F1 race director Michael Masi’s handling of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the FIA overhauled the way that grand prix events were run last season.
The idea of splitting responsibilities did not prove universally popular, with drivers and teams suggesting that having different people as race director meant there was a lack of consistency in processes and decisions.spoke for other drivers when he said that they: “Believe that having the rotation isn't the best thing for a sport, for that consistency.
Asked about potential change to F1 race directors for 2023 during a media briefing at the Dakar Rally, Ben Sulayem said: “There is a process now and I have a team who is going through a proper process and training for stewarding, and for race directors. “I am a big believer that there is, somewhere in the world, better race directors than anyone, better stewards,” he said. “Now we are reaching to the ASNs and we are asking them to send us people for the training, and we have a proper team now for the training. You will get good [officials]. I promise this.”Ben Sulayem took over as president of the FIA in December 2021, just days after the controversial finish to that year’s F1 world championship in Abu Dhabi.
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