FIA President changes stance, advises Andretti to buy another F1 team
The FIA President has changed his mind and now advises Andretti Cadillac to buy an already-existing team on the grid.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem
FIA and F1 hold peace talks following months of growing tensions
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem and F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali held peace talks on Wednesday following growing tensions between the two organizations.
Russell calls for transparency amid Ben Sulayem’s investigation by FIA
George Russell has expressed the need for transparency in response to reports that FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem manipulated race results by overturning a penalty.
FIA looking into ‘inaccurate’ allegations against Mohammed Ben Sulayem
The FIA has released a statement confirming that a report has been made in response to allegations surrounding president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem under investigation for interfering with race results
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is currently being investigated by his organization for allegedly interfering with last season’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix race results.
Jean Todt hits back at Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s claim about his leadership
Jean Todt has hit back at Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s claim about his leadership as the FIA president
Ben Sulayem gets a reduced role in FIA prize gala following medical incident
The role of FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem in Friday’s prize gala will be reduced due to a medical incident that took place earlier in the week
Ben Sulayem responds to FIA criticism over €1 million driver fine
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has addressed drivers’ grievances over the increase in the maximum fine and the response is likely not what the F1 drivers expected.
FIA president warns some F1 circuits may be axed from the calendar due to track limits
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has claimed that track limit issues should be addressed by F1 circuits and not the organization that oversees the sport, and has warned if they are not resolved, a circuit risks losing its race on the calendar.
Subaru considering a possible WRC return
The possibility of Subaru returning to the top rung of rallying in the future would certainly be welcomed by World Rally Championship teams.
FIA president criticises Hamilton and Vettel remarks on social activism
Mohammed Ben Sulayem has addressed recent comments in which he appeared to criticize Hamilton and Vettel’s stance on social activism
Hamilton snubs messages from new FIA President
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the newly elected head of the FIA, claims he has reached out to Lewis Hamilton but has not received a response. Since losing the Formula One title to Max Verstappen in Abu Dhabi, Hamilton has kept a low profile and avoided the media. In the aftermath of the controversial race, the Briton was knighted at Windsor Castle and took part in the Mercedes team’s Constructors’ title celebrations at Brackely, but he has otherwise remained under the radar, avoiding the FIA’s prize-giving ceremony in Paris and avoiding social media. Sulayem told Spain’s Marca at the start of the Dakar rally-raid in Saudi Arabia this weekend that he hasn’t received a response from the seven-time world champion after sending him countless messages. “I sent him messages, yes, I think he is not 100 percent ready yet and I understand his position,” Sulayem said. According to the FIA president, Hamilton broke F1’s sporting rules by not attending last month’s gala in Paris, and he has promised to hold him accountable. “But there are also rules that must be accepted by all drivers. For me, there is no particular team or driver, out of respect for the integrity of the FIA. “But I cannot judge until I have all the data and the first thing on my agenda is to thoroughly analyse what happened in Abu Dhabi. “In the end, we are all human and the stress and pressure were there, so I think it will all work out. You have to look more to the future than to the past.” Despite a flurry of reports that Hamilton may call it a day in Formula One, Sulayem is skeptical that the 103-time Grand Prix champion will retire. “No, I don’t think so, they are rumours…” added Ben Sulayem. “Has he declared that he will not return? No. “When you are a driver, you speak for yourself and not what others say about you. “I trust that this is not the case, Lewis is an important part of the sport and of F1, his achievements. Verstappen is there… I am sure we will find a very exciting F1 next season.”