The Safety Commission examines accidents and safety equipment issues across all categories of motorsport, and its most recent investigation was into Romain Grosjean’s brutal crash at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, in which he nearly lost his grip. life.
Michael’s is one of many appointments announced after the World Motor Sport Council meeting, held last Thursday and chaired by the new FIA president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
The new commission leader began his Formula 1 career as a Lotus engineer in 1993. After the Hethel team closed its doors, he became part of Jordan .
In 2001, he joined Williams, where he served in various roles including chief engineering operations and technical director. He later moved to McLaren at the end of 2011, but left the Grand Circus to return to his native Australia after the 2014 season.
For several seasons he held a consultant position with the Triple Eight supercar team, although his most recent employment was not related to racing. He was CEO of Ox Mountain, a machine learning company he co-founded in 2015. Michael is also a part-time professor at the University of Western Australia.
He first got involved in safety issues in 2016, when he was invited to be director of the Australian Institute for Motoring Safety.
Michael, 50, also holds a seat on the FIA Single-Seater Commission, a body formerly headed by former Force India boss Robert Fernley , but that seat does not yet have a name on the latest list provided by the institution. .
Among other changes in the FIA, Felipe Massa has gone from the presidency of the CIK International Karting Commission to lead the Drivers’ Commission, replacing Tom Kristensen , nine-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The Dane was part of the team of Ben Sulayem ‘s rival for the FIA presidency, Graham Stoker . As a substitute for the former Brazilian Formula 1 driver, there will be the Indian Akbar Ebrahim .
Meanwhile, Deborah Mayer has succeeded Michele Mouton as president of the Women in Motoring Commission.
