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Herbie Blash to step down as FIA deputy race director

After an illustrious career in Formula One, Herbie Blash is to step down from officiating at Formula One events at the end of the season. A 50-year veteran of Formula One, Michael ‘Herbie’ Blash began his Grand Prix career in 1965 working with privateer Lotus entrant Rob Walker. In 1968 he was employed by Lotus where he became race engineer to Jochen Rindt. In 1972 he moved to the Brabham where he became team manager, a post he would hold until 1988. Following a period as Sporting Director with Brabham in the early nineties he then moved to Yamaha as Sporting Director. In 1996 he became the FIA Deputy Race Director in Formula One, a role he has fulfilled without fail ever since. The...
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