FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem keeps landing himself in hot water in recent weeks, with various comments made by the 61-year-old not being well received by F1 officials. The FIA president took to Twitter to hit back at F1’s refusal to allow Andretti-Cadillac to join the grid, despite Stefano Domenicali’s clear stance on the matter.
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With the pressure building on FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to resign from his role, the 61-year-old has decided to step back from day-to-day matters regarding Formula 1. The president had landed himself in a lot of hot water recently for some of his controversial comments, ending with the re-emergence of sexist comments that he
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Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has opened up on FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, with tensions between F1 and the governing body continuing to build. It’s been a testing few weeks for the two organisations, with Ben Sulayem having ultimately announced last week that he’d be stepping down from the day-to-day running of Formula 1, with that responsibility having
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Mark Blundell believes the FIA are “out of alignment” with the tremendous “growth” currently occurring at the pinnacle of motorsport, with communication between the sport and the governing body having reached an all-time low. It’s been a testing few months for the FIA and its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who’s currently not in the sport’s good
MoreThe relationship between F1 and the FIA is at an all-time low, with the actions of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in particular angering F1 officials. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has previously shut down the idea of expanding the grid, claiming that there is no reason to disrupt the current stable 10 teams. Multiple team
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has joined the vast majority of the Formula 1 paddock currently in shock, after FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem relinquished the role of handling the “day-to-day” running of the pinnacle of motorsport. Brundle simply tweeted “wow” after the news broke, with the pressure potentially starting to get to the FIA president, following
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It has been revealed by Sportsmail that FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has handed over his hands-on control of Formula 1 to director of single-seater racing Nikolas Tombazis, as pressure continues to mount on the president’s shoulders. It’s been a challenging start to his tenure as FIA president, with his approach and behaviour having been questioned by many within the paddock.
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has caused a lot of shockwaves in Formula 1 recently, with his activity on Twitter in particular being a problem. Firstly, the 61-year-old took to Twitter to express his interest in expanding the F1 grid to allow the Andretti-Cadillac project to join the sport. These comments did not go down
MoreFIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali have reacted to the devastating earthquake that has caused so much death in Turkey and Syria, with Domenicali having labelled Turkey in particular as having a “very special place in the heart of F1”. A huge 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria Monday morning,
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For Formula 1 to thrive, there must be a harmonious and seamless relationship between those high up in the sport and its governing body, the FIA. Unfortunately, comments made by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem have caused this relationship to become tense, with the 61-year-old overstepping the mark on a number of occasions. Firstly, Ben
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