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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has hit back at the British media, accusing them of trying to convict him—but he claims not to care, as they aren’t the ones holding the power to keep him in office. Over the past year, Ben Sulayem has faced accusations of misogyny, allegedly meddling with race outcomes, and getting…
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President Mohammed Ben Sulayem is set to take a step back from everyday operations of Formula One. Sulayem’s plans following 2021 After Sulayem was elected FIA President in December of 2021 with a restructuring plan for the FIA’s F1 operations, it is said he will be handing the responsibility to the director of single seated…
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The FIA has officially announced the launch of an application process for potential new teams to enter the sport as early as 2025 After Mohammed Ben Sulayem announced last month that he wanted the governing body to open an ‘expression of interest’ with regards to any potential new entrants, the FIA has officially revealed its…
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Liberty Media are not happy with the current FIA president and even have his replacement in mind. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of the FIA has had a somewhat controversial couple of weeks? Firstly undermining Liberty Media’s evaluation of Formula 1 in general and now, alleged sexist/misogynistic statements and quotes from Mr Sulayem’s past have surfaced.…
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F1 legal bosses have threatened to escalate tensions between F1 and the FIA after Mohammed Ben Sulayem claimed the sport is not worth $20bn (£16.3bn). Sacha Woodward Hill, F1’s general counsel and Renee Wilm, chief legal and administrative officer of Liberty Media Corporation, F1’s controlling shareholder, have accused motorsport’s governing body of false claims in…
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The FIA have come under fire for delaying plans to double the number of sprint races from 2023. The 10 teams unanimously backed the proposal to hold six sprints next year put forward by the commercial rights holders F1. However an FIA statement following a Formula One Commission meeting on Tuesday said they were “still…