The new World Rally Championship season began last month in Monte Carlo with the rally director role vacant after Matton’s surprise decision to leave the role, the former Citroen WRC boss had held since 2018.
Matton, instrumental in the formation of the new Rally1 regulations, announced his departure a matter of days after the FIA welcomed its new president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and deputy Robert Reid.
Last month’s Monte Carlo season opener was held with Bruno Famin, the FIA’s deputy secretary general sports acting unofficially as the interim rally director.
Speaking to media at the event, Reid, who will heavily involved in rally via his new role, confirmed that the FIA won’t rush to find a replacement for Matton.
“Again it is something to look at, said Reid,” when asked about plans to replace Matton.
“I spent the whole of last week in Geneva and we are finding out lots of information and were understating the organisation as a leadership team we were all there.
“We need to look…
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