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Deputy F1 race director about merit, not gender – FIA

Feb.11 FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has denied that the new permanent deputy Formula 1 race director was selected because of her gender. That is despite the fact that the sport's governing body often talks about the need for greater diversity. Indeed, at the recent FIA officials summit in Madrid, the federation boasted about 'an equal gender split' among the latest 12 trainee stewards and race directors. And it now emerges that while Rui Marquez is staying on board as the new full-time F1 race director, she will be joined by a permanent deputy – Dutchwoman Claire Dubbelman. De Telegraaf newspaper reports that Dubbelman has actually had a prominent role in race control since...
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