FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem was in attendance last weekend at the second-running of the Miami Grand Prix, which was won yet again by reigning World Champion Max Verstappen. Ben Sulayem’s presence amongst the Formula 1 paddock has been much smaller so far this season, after he gave single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis his responsibilities in
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has once again found himself in incredibly hot water, after a former employee of the governing body reportedly wrote a letter accusing him of sexist behaviour. According to The Telegraph, Shaila-Ann Rao wrote the letter before she departed the FIA last December, with it not being the first time that
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It has astonishingly been revealed by Telegraph Sport that the FIA’s former interim secretary general for motorsport Shaila-Ann Rao sent a letter to the governing body alleging several cases of sexist behaviour by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who has found himself in hot water before for sexist comments. Rao left her position at the
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen won’t be happy to hear that FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem supports the suggested changes to sprint weekends, with a vote set to take place on Tuesday. Verstappen has been incredibly vocal in his support of the traditional Formula 1 format, with the Dutchman having been against sprint races since
MoreLocal newspapers in Dubai reported this morning that the son of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has tragically passed away following a traffic accident, announcing a mourning schedule as per Islamic traditions. The FIA and the Ben Sulayem family has now both confirmed the passing of Saif Ben Sulayem and have requested that their privacy
MoreIt has been confirmed by the FIA exclusively to Formula1News.co.uk that FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem will be at this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, due to the country hosting a World Motorsport Council meeting on Friday. The governing body also confirmed that this weekend’s race won’t be the only grand prix weekend that the FIA president attends.
MoreFIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem was noticeably absent from the first Formula 1 commission of the 2023 season, marking the first sign of what life at the pinnacle of motorsport will be like with the president having stepped back from the sport. Leading the meeting were F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and new FIA single-seater director Nikolas
MoreWith the start of the 2023 season only weeks away, the relationship between Formula 1 and the FIA is showing no signs of improvement. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been slammed by Formula 1 owners Liberty Media for commenting on the value of the sport, with his comments that $20bn is an ‘inflated value’
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Andretti Global have been attempting to join the Formula 1 grid for a number of years now, a project which has been shut down by F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali a number of times. The Italian has explained that it would not be a wise decision to unsettle the current paddock by expanding it, having only
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is ‘pushing” for more high-profile motorsport events to take place in India, following the first international motorsport event since 2013 that took place last weekend. Ben Sulayem was present last Saturday at the inaugural Hyderabad E-Prix, as India played host to the fourth round of the 2022/23 Formula E series. Remarkably,
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