Ferrari and Red Bull chiefs have rowed over the former’s recruitment of the FIA’s Laurent Mekies. Ferrari announced earlier this month that Mekies, the FIA’s Safety Director and Deputy Race Director, will join its technical department in September. The FIA removed Mekies from any F1 duties with immediate effect ahead of his departure in June. It is the second high-profile departure from the FIA in recent months, following the exit of Marcin Budkowski to Renault, which also triggered controversy between teams. During the Friday Press Conference in Australia, Arrivabene defended Ferrari’s stance, as Horner expressed anger that an agreed period of ‘gardening...
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