rebuild the team. His role helped to secure a supply of engines from Yamaha in 1991. Blash was offered a job with Yamaha and joined the company as their sporting director, overseeing its relationships with Jordan and later Tyrrell. At the same time, he was running Yamaha subsidiary Activa - which was housed in the old Brabham factory in Chessington. He still runs Activa - which does research and development and fabrication work for the motor racing industry. Since December 1995, Blash has also acted as the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)'s Deputy Race Director at all Grands Prix. On 5 July 2016 the FIA announced that he would be stepping down at the end of the 2016 season. Blash has worked with Yamaha for 30 years since the Brabham days and Activa Technology, and acts as a consultant to the Japanese company involved in their World Superbike race programme. From the 2022 Formula One season, Blash was appointed as permanent senior advisor to the Formula One race director. References External links Herbie Blash - Career Profile Living people 1948 births Formula One team principals