Mohammed Ben Sulayem rival Carlos Sainz Sr backs out of FIA race June 25, 2025 President of motorsport’s governing body Mohammed Ben Sulayem is almost certain to remain head of the FIA after potential rival Carlos Sainz Sr chose not to stand against the Emirati. The current president is currently unopposed for the position of president ahead of December’s election despite a number of controversies under his recent tenure. He [...]
Hamilton wants ‘power seat at table’ amid FIA governance controversy May 2, 2025 Lewis Hamilton has said drivers can help in the governance of Formula 1 with “a power seat at the table”. The sport is facing discontent surrounding the leadership of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. The Emirati has seen some of his top officials resign over governance standards, has been slammed by the Motorsport UK chair, [...]
Top FIA official resigns over ‘breakdown in governance standards’ April 10, 2025 Deputy president for sport at the FIA, Robert Reid, has resigned from his role over “a fundamental breakdown in governance standards within motorsport’s global governing body”. Reid was a close ally of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem but the duo have not seen eye to eye of late. The motorsporting body and Ben Sulayem have [...]
FIA and Formula 1 accept General Motors and Cadillac to 2026 grid March 7, 2025 Formula 1 and its governing body the FIA have approved Cadillac’s application to join the 2026 F1 grid. The move comes after their bid was approved for assessment in November following on from major governance changes at General Motors and Andretti. “The FIA and Formula 1 can confirm that, following the completion of their respective [...]
Motorsport UK chair slams FIA for lack of ‘gold-standard’ governance March 6, 2025 The chair of Motorsport UK David Richards has threatened the FIA with legal action, slamming the governing body for a lack of “gold-standard” governance. Richards claims he was told to sign a restrictive new confidentiality act, as a member of the motorsport council, that imposed €50,000 fines for breaches and a fewer rules and guidelines [...]
FIA wants key ethics and audit committee rules changes December 3, 2024 The governing body of Formula 1 the FIA wants to change a number of rules to limit how its leadership can be held to account after a number of complaints against the president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Ben Sulayem has been criticised by drivers over a number of issues and has faced questions over his private [...]
FIA under fire amid safety fears over handling of chaotic Qatar Grand Prix December 2, 2024 Formula 1’s embattled governing body the FIA has come in for further criticism for the race stewards’ handling of an incident that led to Lando Norris receiving a 10-second stop-go penalty at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday. Norris was sanctioned for ignoring yellow flags after the wing mirror of Williams’ Alex Albon fell off [...]
George Russell: F1 drivers a bit fed up with FIA November 21, 2024 Formula 1’s George Russell has hit out at the sport’s governing body, insisting some drivers are “a bit fed up” with the leadership of the FIA. Russell leads the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, which penned a letter to the FIA slamming its chief Mohammed Ben Sulayem for meddling in the sport over such things as [...]
Ex-F1 boss Guenther Steiner hits out at FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem October 12, 2024 Former Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has hit out at FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem after the Emirati complained about bias in the British media. Ben Sulayem said he has not been fairly treated by the British media following comments by design guru Adrian Newey, who said Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel faced poor [...]
Buy existing F1 team, FIA boss tells Andretti May 28, 2024 The president of F1’s governing body has insisted that wannabe grid team Andretti should buy an existing team rather than continuing to introduce a new outfit to the paddock. Andretti have ramped up their hopes of being involved with Formula 1, investing in a UK factory and staff. But they have so far been unsuccessful [...]