FIA confirms new structure in Formula One with Steve Nielsen joining as Sporting Director

Formula One’s governing physique, the FIA has at this time confirmed important updates to its Formula 1 structure with Steve Nielsen leaving FOM to tackle the position of FIA’s F1 Sporting Director.

Following a assessment of FIA’s inside procedures initiated by its President Mohammed Ben Sulayem initially of the yr, the Paris-based governing physique has confirmed that it has made important tweaks to its structure.

Nikolas Tombazis, who has led the FIA’s Formula 1 technical crew since 2018 and overseen the event and implementation of the profitable 2022 rules overhaul, will tackle a extra transversal position as Single Seater Director.

Four new roles have been established with the Sporting, Technical, Financial and Strategy & Operations Directors with all of them set to report back to the Single Seater Director.

F1 Sporting Director Steve Nielsen is leaving FOM to take up an identical place with the game’s governing physique, the FIA. The Bristol-born has been sporting director at rights holder F1 since 2017 and his 30-year profession has additionally included spells at Williams, Alpine and Toro Rosso.

The 58-year-old shall be chargeable for overseeing all sporting issues together with the continuing improvement of Race Control and the Remote Operations Centre, as effectively as future updates to the Sporting Regulations.

Tim Goss will tackle the position of Technical Director beforehand held by Tombazis, having labored as Deputy because the begin of the 2021 season.

Federico Lodi has led the FIA’s Financial Regulations crew since its inception, and now turns into the Formula 1 Financial Director.

Former Sporting Director François Sicard will tackle a newly-created place throughout the FIA as Formula 1 Strategy & Operations Director, chargeable for long-term strategic planning, and likewise for key trackside actions and logistics.

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem commented: “We have dedicated a lot of time and effort to making significant, informed changes to our Formula 1 team to create the right structure with the right people to oversee the future regulation of the sport. By developing and empowering people within our organisation, as well as bringing in expertise and experience from the outside, I am confident that we are in the best position possible to move forward together with our partners at FOM and the Formula 1 teams.”

Tombazis added: “I am excited and honoured to be taking on this new position within the FIA, and very grateful to the President for the trust he is demonstrating towards me. We have a group of extremely talented and dedicated people who work flat out to deliver the level of regulation that Formula 1 demands and deserves, and I fully believe this new structure will take our resources to the next level and allow us to make continual improvements.”

Commenting on the announcement, Nielsen mentioned: “I’ve spent my skilled life working for a lot of groups and organisations in Formula 1, and can’t wait to have interaction with one other new chapter with the FIA. I’d wish to thank each the President and Stefano Domenicali for his or her belief in me, and I perceive and respect the distinctive challenges that come with being the regulator.

“Having labored intently with numerous folks in the Federation through the years, I’m trying ahead to tackling these challenges that lie forward with them – Formula 1 is in an ideal place in the meanwhile, and it’s our accountability to make sure the longer term well being of the game that’s on the coronary heart of all the pieces we do.”