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 Formula E championship after a complaint prompted an investigation overseen by an independent body.

It has emerged that tꦕhree women, including a younger member of Formula E staff who was in a relationship with Nicholls, 🅷claimed to have been touched inappropriately. 

According to a report in the , two of the comp♈laints 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 i꧅nappropriate behaviour received about Jack Nicholls. Following this investigation, Jack Nicholls’s contrac🦄t to provide race commentary was terminated.”

Nicholls added: “Although disappointed with the decision, I respect it and accept why it was 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 me🐓ant 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Nicholls has been replaced by veteran commentator Ben Edwards for the rem🌊aining seven races of the current Formula E season. 

Nicholls stepped aside from the BBC Radio 5 Liಞve’s coverage of last weekend’s F1 Monaco Grand Prix.

Production company IMG, who provid🅺e the coverage to the BBC, continues to employ Nicholls.