Niels Wittich, the race director for Formula 1, has stepped down from his position with immediate effect. Wittich's sudden departure, coming just before the con

Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich stepped down in a surprise move with three races to go and the title yet to be decided.The series' governing body, the FIA, said on Tuesday that Wittich would be replaced starting from next week's Las Vegas Grand Prix by Rui Marques,

Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich has stepped down with immediate effect, the FIA confirmed on Tuesday.

PARIS, France (AFP) — Formula One’s Race Director Niels Wittich has left his role with immediate effect, FIA said on Tuesday, in a surprise move. The German, who replaced Michael Masi in 2022, will be replaced for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on November 23 by Rui Marques, who was recently the race director for Formula Two and Three.

According to the FIA Rui Marques, who has served as the Race Director for both F2 and F3, will take over as the F1 Race Director with the Las Vegas Grand Prix, later this month.

The official FIA statement suggested Niels Wittich resigned his role as Formula 1 race director, but Sky Sports News F1 report Craig Slater said he has been hearing a different story

Niels Wittich has left his role as Formula 1's race director with immediate effect. The German, who had been in the role since 2022, "has stepped down from his position to pursue new opportunities," the FIA said in a statement to BBC Sport.

Niels Wittich is stepping down as Formula 1's race director with immediate effect. The FIA has already determined a successor, and that will be Rui Marques, who held the same position in Formula 2 and Formula 3.

Niels Wittich became F1 race director in the wake of the departure of predecessor Michael Masi who was embroiled in scandal after his handling of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix