Sergio Perez believes former F1 racing director Niels Wittich when he says he has been sacked.
In an announcement earlier this week, the FIA thanked Wittich for his work as racing director in Formula 1 after he himself decided to take up a challenge elsewhere, according to the statement.
But the German responded by saying he had been fired.
For the Red Bull driver, the FIA shows instability.
“In sport there is always someone who agrees and someone who does not. Sometimes, especially at the moment, there is a bit of a lack of control from the FIA . And, in fact, they just fired the race director, Niels.”
“So we are going to have a new race director. So it will be interesting. I think we need stability. The drivers, the teams in general,” commented Perez.
The Mexican does not seem to criticize this departure. According to some sources at the FIA, Wittich's poor relations with the drivers are one of the reasons for his departure and Ben Sulayem, the president, would not be the only one to want to show his firmness on various subjects such as swearing, jewelry, etc. …
These issues were also reflected in the GPDA statement, which was issued as an open letter.
“I think that letter was a good thing. The truth is we're making it more public because ultimately we're in a generation where we understand how important we are.”
“We are, in the end, only 20 drivers in the world and it is important that we are heard as drivers. Formula 1 has grown a lot. Everyone is looking out for their interests and, in the end, they have neglected the interests a lot. pilots.”
