(Motorsports news) The announcement follows the departure of Steve Nielsen, the sporting director, which occurred last month. Both men had significant positions inside the company. Tim Goss had become an important technical player for the FIA, focusing on the 2026 regulations and reporting to Nikolas Tombazis, the single-seater director. His departure is a huge blow to the organization.
“We are disappointed to lose a person of Tim’s calibre from the organization,” Tombazis said. Tim has contributed significantly to the technical division and has always performed at the top of his game. “We understand that his career is taking a new direction going forward and we support and respect his desire to pursue another path, and wish him luck for his future endeavours.”
Goss, who held a position of great respect in the paddock, worked at McLaren from 1990 until 2018 before joining the FIA. “It’s been an honour to work as technical director at the FIA and to help shape the future of the sport,” he stated. “The technical department’s many accomplishments during my tenure at the FIA give me great pride and happiness.
“The department is home to many really gifted people, and I think the organization is well-equipped technically to handle the challenges that lie ahead, especially the implementation of the regulations in 2026. I’ll always cherish the good times I had working with the FIA.” Tim Malyon, the former safety director, will succeed Nielsen, the governing body stated on Monday.
Malyon “will oversee all sporting matters, including race direction and the Remote Operations Centre in Geneva,” according to the FIA, with Niels Wittich continuing in his capacity as race director. Tombazis also paid respect to Nielsen, who left the F1 organization to take a similar sporting director position with the FIA. He significantly contributed to increasing the effectiveness of racial control.
“Steve has been a fantastic asset to the single-seater department over the course of the 2023 F1 season and has been part of a crucial year of development and positive steps forward in our activities,” stated Tombazis. Of course, there is still more to be done, and in the upcoming years, we will continue to build upon these solid foundations. We hope Steve finds success in his upcoming endeavor.”
His substitute Prior to joining the FIA in 2019, Malyon had positions as head of research and safety director at Red Bull, Sauber, and BMW. His contribution to the establishment of the remote operations center, which supports race control at the circuits, has been significant. “Tim has a wealth of motorsport experience and expertise at the highest level,” stated Tombazis.
“He will spearhead the innovation we have introduced to our race control operation and play a significant part in our continued efforts to impose discipline on our sporting and regulatory processes and procedures. “Tim has played a key role in fostering a robust collaboration between the ROC and race control through the use of cutting-edge data analysis and processing tools and artificial intelligence.
“He will continue to oversee advances in that area as well as taking the lead on the evolution of FIA sporting regulations.” Malyon stated of his new position: “With the help of the ROC, we have already significantly changed our racing direction operation, and I look forward to bringing that to the next level. “We are also committed to a broad regulatory review of sporting matters, and I look forward to applying a sharper focus to those efforts in the future.”
After Christian Bryll, the official starter and logistics manager for ten years, left the FIA F1 team late last year, another important member was gone. The German has taken a new position with the communications firm Riedel, which serves the FIA.
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