{"id":120313,"date":"2025-09-05T08:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/120313\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T08:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:02:08","slug":"supercars-news-michael-masi-replaced-amid-commission-shakeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/120313\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Michael Masi replaced amid Commission shakeup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SC-Z99_5156-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Masi replaced amid Supercars Commission shakeup\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Masi. Image: Speedcafe<\/p>\n<p>Howard replaces Michael Masi, who had held the role of independent chairman since midway through 2022.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s part of a new set of responsibilities for Howard following his exit from the CEO role to make way for the returning James Warburton.<\/p>\n<p>Howard adds the Commission position to that as a Board member and a role of Strategic Advisor to Warburton, focusing on the strategic and technical direction of the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new model, the Commission will comprise exclusively of team owners (rather than representatives), alongside Warburton and key Supercars motorsport personnel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Shane Howard as Chair of the Commission,\u201d said Warburton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShane brings extensive experience and a deep understanding of our sport that will be invaluable as we navigate this exciting period of growth and transformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith three Homologation Teams and a highly active Technical Working Group, we felt the time was right to refocus the Commission\u2019s structure around team owners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are entering a critical phase of growth, so these changes will ensure we continue to deliver for our fans, teams, partners, and stakeholders while setting up the sport for long-term success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The latest Commission meeting took place on Thursday this week, where agenda items <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-2025-safety-car-procedure-rules-update-commission-meeting-update-driver-reaction\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">included revised Safety Car rules for The Bend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That change is expected to be confirmed shortly following sign-off from the Board.<\/p>\n<p>Team owner Brad Jones was among those to hail the appointment of Howard to the chair role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShane\u2019s appointment is a positive step forward for the Commission,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe knows this Championship inside out and has the trust of the teams, which is vital as we look to strengthen the technical and governance structures of Supercars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe restructured Commission gives us, as team owners, a stronger voice, and with Shane chairing, I\u2019m confident we can achieve the best outcomes for the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Masi. Image: Speedcafe Howard replaces Michael Masi, who had held the role of independent chairman since midway&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":120314,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-120313","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-motosport","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-motor","11":"tag-motor-sports","12":"tag-motosport","13":"tag-motosports","14":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}