On 17th February, Ben Sulayem announced the new race directors at F1. We take a look at career details, family details of one of the directors Niels Wittich along with his 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 New FIA F1 Race Director 2022 Niels Wittich: Biography, Age, Family, Career, Salary
Niels Wittich is the former race director of the DTM series. He resigned from his position down at the end of 2021. He was already planning to move to F1 full-time in 2022 as Michael Masi’s assistant.
Previously, the German had served as race director for the FIA F2 and F3 championships, as well as assisting the F1 race director at select events.
Niels Wittich Career in Motor Sports
Wittich expressed his conviction in “hard but fair” racing while working with the German touring car championship, and this is something he will most certainly bring to the F1 paddock.
Wittich has served as a race director and a circuit inspector over his more than 20 years as an FIA official, and has experience in a range of championships, including Formula One.
Family and Other Details
Niel Wittich is born and brought up in Germany by his parents. No information regarding his birth year is available but according to sources, his age is around 40-45 years. He is a married man with a family and household.
Niels Wittich’s reach is 69 inches. Niels Wittich’s height is 175cm, and his height in metres is 1.75m. He has black hair and brown eyes, and his weight is 70 kg (154lbs).
Racing, watching movies, and listening to music are some of Niels Wittich’s favourite pastimes.
Salary and Net Worth
Niel’s wage is estimated to be $51,070 per annum as F1 race director while his web price is estimated to be around $5 million dollars. His web price jumped up from 1 million dollar to 5 million dollar after his appointment as F1 race director.
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