Michael Masi has been removed as Formula One race director over his management of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year which led to Max Verstappen being controversially crowned world champion.
Masi was heavily criticized for the sequence of events that led to Verstappen passing Lewis Hamilton to deprive the Briton of a record eighth title.
A statement was read by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem regarding this.
Sulayem also announced that measures will be introduced to ease the pressure on the race director.
Sulayem said the mode of communicating with the race director would be different from now on.
Masi had been heavily panned after calling in the safety car for the final lap then controversially allowing the backmarkers between race leader Hamilton and Verstappen to unlap themselves.
That led to a one lap shoot-out between Hamilton and Verstappen, who with fresh tyres had a huge advantage and he exploited it to stunning effect when he picked Hamilton off to seal the title.
Sulayem said these rules regarding unlapping would be addressed.