Haywood will take up the deputy race director role in Bahrain and at four other races this year, having previously held the position in 2019 and 2020.
A key member of the FIA race control team for many years, Haywood worked closely with the late race director Charlie Whiting and latterly with the recently-axed Michael Masi. He retired from his main FIA job in May last year, but retained a consultancy role.
Wittich and Freitas will work together this year to replace Masi, with each taking turns to do two consecutive events as race director, and then two as deputy.
However, Freitas has to miss five F1 weekends due to his ongoing commitments in the World Endurance Championship, including this weekend’s Sebring 1000 Miles season-opener, and Haywood will step in on those occasions.
Herbie Blash, who served as Whitingās deputy until leaving the job in 2014, has also been brought back by the FIA and is present at Sakhir in a senior advisor role. He expected to do at least the first six…
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