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FIA deputy race director Mekies jumps ship for Maranello
The FIA has lost another key member of its senior management team. The governing body's deputy race director Laurent Mekies has quit his post in order to take up a new role at Ferrari. Mekies originally joined the FIA in 2014 as safety director, He was given the additional role of deputy race director reporting to Charlie Whiting when Herbie Blash stepped down from F1 in 2016. The Frenchman had been responsible for all safety and medical matters across the FIA’s championships including Formula 1. He also oversaw research and development, and homologation on both the track and road and more recently sporting matters. Mekies will immediately cease all involvement in Formula 1. However, he...
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