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FIA won't reverse Mohammed Ben Sulayem's controversial new rule

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 made over 20 years ago. Ben Sulayem also overstepped his role as FIA president by commenting on the ‘inflated’ value of Formula 1 following Saudi Arabia’s $20bn bid to purchase the sport, much to the anger of current owners Liberty Media. Finally, due to Ben Sulayem’s desire to expand the F1 grid and allow Andretti-Cadillac to join the sport, despite...
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