Liberty Media CEO to step down The big story of the day is that Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei will be stepping down from his role at the end of 2024, with chairman John Malone overseeing the role on an interim basis.

Niels Wittich, the FIA’s Formula One race director, has allegedly been fired with three races of the season remaining after what sources described as a falling out with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

PARIS (AP) — Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich stepped down in a surprise move with three races to go and the title yet to be decided. The series' governing body, the FIA, said on Tuesday that Wittich would be replaced starting from next week's Las Vegas Grand Prix by Rui Marques, who had been race director for Formula 2 and 3.

Niels Wittich didn’t voluntarily leave the role of FIA Race Director, Sky F1 claiming he was sacked amidst reports of tension between himself and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. The FIA announced on Tuesday that Wittich had stepped down from the job that he had been in since 2022,

In a surprise move, Formula One race director Niels Wittich has quit his role with immediate effect, the FIA confirmed on Tuesday. It is rare for a race director to leave during the season, however the FIA did not elaborate on the reasoning behind Wittich’s departure.

The official FIA statement suggested Niels Wittich resigned his role as Formula 1 race director, but Sky Sports News F1 report Craig Slater said he has been hearing a different story

Earlier on Tuesday, the FIA announced that Niels Wittich, Formula 1 's Race Director this season, was to quit immediately. He was instead set to take up a new challenge. According to Wittich himself,

Former F1 race director Niels Wittich has rejected the FIA's claims that he stepped down from his role - and sensationally said he was sacked by the world motorsport governing body.The FIA confirmed Wittich's shock departure on Tuesday by revealing he had resigned and announced Rui Marques as his replacement,