Lewis Hamilton’s father Anthony is to take on an official role with motorsport’s governing body the FIA on young driver development.

Hamilton, who was instrumental in the start of Lewis’ career and was his manager until 2010, has been working with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem for 18 months on the organisation’s young driver development programme.

A spokesperson said Anthony Hamilton had “provided invaluable insights into an area he is very familiar with”.

His formal role, and the programme itself, is set to be announced at the FIA conference in Macau in June.