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Blash to step down from FIA role after 2016
The FIA has announced that long-serving deputy race director Herbie Blash is to step down at the end of this season, and will be replaced by Laurent Mekies. Blash, a 50-year veteran of F1 who began his career working for Lotus entrant Rob Walker in 1965, has decided to call time on his full-time role at races after 20 years of working alongside Charlie Whiting. Having most famously worked for the Brabham team from 1972 until the early 1990s, Blash became F1 deputy race director in 1996 – and has worked alongside Whiting ever since. FIA president Jean Todt said: “I would personally like to thank Herbie for all of his hard work for the FIA over the past 21 years, and especially for his...
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