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FIA's deputy Formula 1 race director Michael 'Herbie' Blash to step down

Michael Blash - better known as Herbie in the Formula 1 paddock - will step down as the FIA's deputy race director at the end of the season, having spent more than two decades in the role. The 50-year-old began his career in motorsport when he began working with privateer Lotus entrant Rob Walker in 1965. After that he was employed by Lotus where he became race engineer to Jochen Rindt. Following a 16 year spell at Brabham as team manager, he then moved to Yamaha before joining the FIA in 1996 as deputy race director for Formula 1, a role he has fulfilled without fail ever since. Laurent Mekies, who joined the FIA in 2014, will take over Blash's role as well as...
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