Baku, January 9, AZERTACThe Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has confirmed the appointment of Tim Malyon as Sporting Director within the Single-Seater Department, according to the official website of FIA. In his role, Malyon will oversee all sporting matters, including Race Direction and the Remote Operations Centre (ROC) in Geneva, and will report to Nikolas Tombazis, the FIA’s Single-Seater Director.Malyon has a distinguished career in motorsport . He previously worked for Red Bull Racing for 12 years, having joined the team when it was known as Jaguar Racing. He worked in various race engineering roles and contributed to Red Bull’s four Constructors’ and Drivers’ championships in the period 2010-2013.In 2015 he moved to Sauber Motorsport as its Head of Track Engineering before joining BMW Motorsport as a Chief Engineer for its DTM programme in mid-2016. After two successful years in DTM, which included one championship victory, he took on the roles of both Track Engineering Department Leader and Chief Engineer for BMW’s Formula E team.He joined the FIA In 2019 as Head of Research and was subsequently appointed to the position of Safety Director in 2021. He was also integral to the establishment of the ROC and has performed the operational duties of ROC Project Leader since May 2022.Malyon is Canadian born and has lived predominantly in the UK. He graduated from the University of Leeds (UK) with a master’s degree in Mechatronics. In confirming Malyon’s appointment to the role of Sporting Director, Nikolas Tombazis, the FIA’s Single-Seater Director, said: “I am excited to welcome Tim to the role of Single-Seater Sporting Director. Tim has a wealth of motorsport experience and expertise at the highest level. He will play a major role as we continue to bring rigour to our sporting and regulatory practices and procedures, and he will drive the innovation we have brought to our Race Control operation.