Paolo Basarri leaves his position as the compliance officer of Formula 1's governing body the FIA.
Multiple sources, both at and close to the FIA, said the Italian had been fired as a consequence of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem losing confidence in him.Basarri is the official who compiled a report into allegations that Ben Sulayem interfered in the operations of two races during the 2023 season.BBC Sport has been told Basarri left the organisation last week.
Basarri is the second senior figure to leave the FIA in a week, following the departure of F1 race director Niels Wittich.The German told BBC Sport on Thursday: "I can confirm that I got fired and it was not my decision to leave F1."
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