LONDON (Reuters) – Shaila-Ann Rao, who was previously a special advisor to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, took over as interim head of Formula One at the governing FIA on Wednesday in place of departed Peter Bayer. The Paris-based FIA, which voted in Emirati Mohammed Ben Sulayem as president last December to succeed departing Frenchman Jean Todt, thanked Bayer in a statement for his contribution. Austrian Bayer had been the FIA’s F1 executive director since last year and was also the secretary-general for motorsport. He led the FIA’s investigation into last year’s controversial season-ending r…