On 17th February 2022, Ben Sulayem announced the new race directors at F1. We take a look at career details of one of the directors Eduardo Freitas, his biography and salary
After a contentious role in the Abu Dhabi finale, Ben Sulayem stated Masi will be replaced as F1 race director. Ben Sulayem felt it was necessary to replace Masi with Freitas and Wittich, who will share the responsibility of F1 race director, based on the findings of the Abu Dhabi GP investigation.
Know Who is Eduardo Freitas New Formula 1 2022 FIA Race Director: Biography, Age, Family, Salary
Eduardo Freitas began his motorsport career as a mechanic, first with a penchant for motorbikes before going into the realm of karting in 1979, much like former F1 race director Charlie Whiting. The Portuguese karting race director rose through the ranks from track marshal to race director.
In 2002, Freitas was working as a clerk of the course at Estoril when he was requested to take over the FIA GT and ETCC championships for a season, which he did until the end of 2009.
After that, the FIA promoted Freitas to the FIA GT1 global championship, and in 2012, he was named race director for the World Endurance Championship. In the European and Asian Le Mans Series, he also served as a race director.
Eduardo Freitas Career in Motor Sports
Since the inaugural race of the new World Endurance Championship in March 2012, Eduardo Freitas has been the ever-present race director. He has nearly 40 years of motorsport expertise and has overseen every WEC event, including the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Freitas hasn’t worked in Formula One before, although he has attended FIA conferences and race director meetings with both Michael Masi and his predecessor Charlie Whiting, including the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao.
Family and Other Details
Eduardo Freitas is born in Portugal on 27th October 1961. This makes his age 60 years. He is a married man with a family and household. He met his wife at a circuit because she works as a marshal as well. Both of them enjoy seeing their two daughters follow in their footsteps.
Freitas’s height is 175cm, and his height in metres is 1.75m. He has black hair and black eyes, and his weight is 72 kg (158lbs).
Salary and Net Worth
Freitas’s wage is estimated to be $51,070 per annum as F1 race director while his net worth is estimated to be around $900 thousand dollars.
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