In a statement issued by the FIA, F1’s governing body said Wittich had left the role "to pursue new opportunities.”

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.

Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich has stepped down in a surprise move with three races to go and the title yet to be decided.

Niels Wittich has resigned as Formula 1 race director. Qian Jun/MB Media/ Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich has stepped down with immediate effect, the FIA confirmed on Tuesday.

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,

Niels Wittich didn’t voluntarily leave the role of FIA Race Director, Sky F1 claiming he was sacked amidst reports of tension between himself and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. The FIA announced on Tuesday that Wittich had stepped down from the job that he had been in since 2022,

And, relax! A huge day of F1 news has just unfolded, with multiple stories breaking throughout Tuesday. FIA race director Niels Wittich resigned from his post with just three races to go in the 2024 season but has since claimed that he was instead fired.