Two more high-profile figures have been dismissed from Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, before this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix. Tim Mayer, one of the leading stewards who helps officiate F1 grands prix and adjudicates on-track incidents and penalties,

New Formula 1 race director Rui Marques will reportedly need to officiate two series in Qatar as new key names depart the FIA. The FIA has experienced several high-profile exits in recent times, including the departure of F1 race director Niels Wittich – who had held the role since Michael Masi departed – with Marques named as his replacement having most recently held the role in Formula 2 and Formula 3.

More changes emerge at the FIA on the eve of the Qatar Grand Prix, which forces an expanded role for F1’s race director