The extremely revered Nielsen was initially appointed in the beginning of this yr, having had a prolonged profession in grand prix racing at quite a few groups together with Lotus, Tyrrell, Benetton, Williams and AlphaTauri previous to working at Components 1 administration.
He labored intently with F1 race director Niels Wittich and took duty on the FIA for all sporting issues in F1, together with the event of race management and the distant operations centre, in addition to future updates to the sporting laws.
Nevertheless, off the again of a difficult yr for the FIA which has confronted scrutiny over quite a few points, together with observe limits and president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s fashion of management, excessive degree sources have indicated that Nielsen has determined towards persevering with.
There are strategies that he had grown annoyed with the way in which the F1 operations have been being run and the route issues have been heading.
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Mohammed Ben Sulayem, FIA President
Whereas sources have indicated Nielsen’s departure is a finished deal, there was no official assertion from the FIA concerning the matter, nor any indication of any potential adjustments that will probably be made inside its F1 operations.
Autosport has reached out to the FIA for a remark.
Nielsen’s departure, when confirmed, will probably be a significant loss to the governing physique as his big expertise had been invaluable in serving to it make enhancements, and he was extremely revered amongst groups within the paddock.
Nielsen was an integral a part of an expanded F1 crew throughout the FIA that operated beneath single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis. This additionally included technical director Tim Goss, monetary director Federico Lodi and operations director Francois Sicard.
Talking on the time of his appointment, Ben Sulayem believed the appointment of Nielsen was vital in serving to the organisation transfer ahead.
He stated: “Now we have devoted lots of effort and time to creating vital, knowledgeable adjustments to our Components 1 crew to create the proper construction with the proper folks to supervise the long run regulation of the game.
“By growing and empowering folks inside our organisation, in addition to bringing in experience and expertise from the skin, I’m assured that we’re in one of the best place attainable to maneuver ahead along with our companions at FOM and the Components 1 groups.”
At first of this yr, Ben Sulayem introduced that, along with his F1 crew in place, he wished to step again from day-to-day involvement in grand prix racing.
An FIA spokesman stated about that call: “The FIA President has a large remit that covers the breadth of world motor sport and mobility, and now that the structural reorganisation in Components 1 is full it is a pure subsequent step.”
As a part of his resolution to not be so arms on with F1, Ben Sulayem lately appointed former journalist Dieter Rencken to the function of F1 Commissioner to assist oversee future improvement of laws in addition to help in discussions over the subsequent Concorde Settlement.