Marcin Budkowski, the head of the FIA's Formula 1 technical department, has quit his post with immediate effect. The 40-year-old from Poland had been with the FIA for three years. He was considered something of a rising star within the government body. Many had expected him to be an eventual successor to the likes of Charlie Whiting and Jo Bauer. It's not currently known why he's decided to leave the FIA. Due to the wealth of confidential information he had access to from his role overseeing Formula 1, he's been placed on three-month gardening leave. Born in Warsaw, Budkowski grew up in Paris and London and was educated at École Polytechnique, the École Supérieure d'Aéronautique and...
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