For many years there was continuity in the position of Formula 1 race director. But when the Briton Charlie Whiting, who held the position with great recognition for more than 20 years, died unexpectedly and tragically shortly before the start of the 2019 season, the position mutated into an ejector seat. Whiting’s successor Michael Masi not only cut an unhappy figure during the controversial 2021 season finale and consequently had to resign shortly afterwards. His successor Niels Wittich hardly stayed in the chair any longer, as the German is no longer the premier class race director at the upcoming Grand Prix in Las Vegas. Our F1 experts explain the background in this article.
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The story of Streetscooter initially seemed like a success story: in just four years, Prof. Günther Schuh had positioned the start-up university spin-off so well that he was able to convince Deutsche Post/DHL to take it over. That made sense, after all, the global logistics group had the potential not only to become its best customer, but also to be able to use its power to convince its parcel service rivals and other companies to use its electric van. But what followed were red numbers, company sales and bankruptcies. Even Streetscooter’s recent shoe comeback probably can’t save the company from emigration. You can read in this article how the company from Düren came to move to Thailand.
