Nicholls, who has also featured on the Netflix F1 series Drive to Survive, was dismissed from his role as lead commentator for the all-electric Formul🔜a E championship after a complaint prompted an investigation overseen by an independent body.

It has emerged that three women, including a younger member of Formula E staff who was in a relations❀hip with Nicholls, claimed to have been touched inappropriately. ♏;

Ac🍬cording to a report in the , two of the complaints were made by witnesses of the behaviour, rather than those affected. 

A Formula E spokesperson said: “Formula E can confirm that an investigation was carried out in response to complaints of inappropriate behaviour received about Jack Nicholls. Following🥂 this investigation, Jack Nicholls’s contract to provide race commentary waꦜs terminated.”

Nicholls added: “Although disappointed with the decision, I respe🙈ct it and accept why it w📖as taken. I want to take full responsibility for what I did and apologise unreservedly for a couple of isolated incidents that has made those concerned feel uncomfortable. I never meant any harm and I am committed to making amends and to be more mindful of my behaviour in future.”

Nicholls has been replaced🙈 by veteran commentator Ben Edwards for the remaining seven races of the current Formula𓄧 E season. 

Nicholls stepped aside fr♓om theꦍ BBC Radio 5 Live’s coverage of last weekend’s F1 Monaco Grand Prix.

Production company IMG, who🍨 provide the coverage to the BBC, continues to emp🦩loy Nicholls.