FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has actually provided an attack on the media together with a complicated declaration about the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.
Talking to the media at the Dakar Rally, Ben Sulayem has actually resumed his criticism of journalism in an odd tirade, with it unpredictable what triggered his most current outburst, as it raised more concerns about his running of motorsport's governing body.
Ben Sulayem has actually duplicated claims that he feels he has actually been unjustly criticised by the media. He likewise made a puzzling referral to the British GP having Qatar Airways as its title sponsor.
He stated: “Three years of critics versus me. Do I care? Was I chose to listen to the media? No. I like the great media, the favorable media and possibly I slip up, and you can come and criticise me in an unbiased method.”
When inquired about being dealt with unjustly, he included: “Unfair. The world is unjust. Saudi Arabia has actually reinvested a lot.
“You take a look at a few of the British media and they break Saudi Arabia or me. One thing I would state, go on and see the British Grand Prix. Is it the British Grand Prix? No, it is the Qatar Airways British Grand Prix. Please, you get rid of the spending plan, you get rid of the cash.”
Motorsport.com has actually asked the FIA for clearness over the significance of Ben Sulayem's remarks.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President, FIA
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Ben Sulayem has actually been at loggerheads with the media – in specific the British press – given that he was spoken with by Motorsport.com in 2015 at the Azerbaijan GP.
In a different interview he responded to Adrian Newey's evaluation that both Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen had actually been demonised by the press.
Ben Sulayem used his viewpoint on the subject including “if you take a look at the British media and what they did to me … For God's sake, they convicted me”.
Throughout his period at the FIA, Ben Sulayem has actually been involved in debate. His current choice to make changes to the organisations statutes to combine his power has actually been criticised by its members.
He has actually likewise been implicated – and later on cleared – of meddling in the result of the 2023 Saudi Arabian GP and attempting to obstruct the FIA's ratification of the inaugural Las Vegas GP.
In 2015, he took a difficult position on chauffeurs' swearing, making a rebuke from the Grand Prix Drivers' Association [GPDA]
A strongly-worded letter from the GPDA stated: “We advise the FIA President to likewise consider his own tone and language when talking with our member motorists, or undoubtedly about them, whether in a public online forum or otherwise.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President, FIA, talks with Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 3rd position, in Parc Ferme
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“Further,
