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FIA scrambling to find new deputy race director
Laurent Mekies' decision to leave the FIA to join Ferrari in a technical capacity has left the governing body scrambling to find a new deputy race director in time for next weekend's Australian Grand Prix. The news that Mekies was leaving his post came on Wednesday. The FIA said that his involvement in any Formula 1 activity would cease with immediate effect because of confidentiality concerns. It couldn't have come at a worse time for the FIA, which has to have someone to back up race director Charlie Whiting in Melbourne. While Whiting is busy starting the race from trackside, the deputy race director oversees the formation and opening laps from race control. Decisions about safety cars...
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