
Bertrand was announced earlier this week as Dilbagh Gill's replacement at Mahindra, having departed from his position in the FIA as director of Formula E and innovative sport projects.
This was seen in some quarters as controversial owing to Bertrand's involvement in delivering the third-generation ruleset for the 2022-23 Formula E season, as similar movements in Formula 1 for ex-FIA personnel Marcin Budkowski and Laurent Mekies to Renault and Ferrari respectively were not without questions.