FIA Members for Sport for MENA express support for Sulayem

DUBAI: The FIA Members for Sport for MENA Region and ACTAC Sub-region were deeply concerned regarding the claims against the FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem of potential interference in sporting decisions during Formula One events in 2023.

Knowing that Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been commited to promoting transparency within the FIA since he was elected president of the FIA, his full co-operation with the FIA Ethics Commitee and the Compliance department during the 30 days of investigations is highly regarded.

The Ethics Commitee were unanimous in their determination that there was no evidence to substantiate allegations of interference of any kind involving the FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem and strong evidence beyond any reasonable doubt was presented to support the determination of the FIA Ethics Commitee.

The FIA President was cleared of any wrongdoing regarding allegations to have interfered with the Stewards’ decision at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023 and cleared of any wrongdoing regarding allegations to have atempted to interfere with the track certification process for the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023.

The FIA Members for Sport for MENA Region and ACTAC Sub-region condemn, and at the same time are profoundly disappointed with the unjust and relentless atempt to undermine the integrity of the FIA Leadership by such unfaithful allegations to serve narrow personal agendas, and we strongly encourage the FIA administration to initiate legal actions against those responsible for those allegations against the FIA President.

We are confident that Mohammed Ben Sulayem will continue to serve the FIA and its Members in a transparent manner implementing the FIA Code of Ethics as top priority.

We also would like to assert our support to Mr. Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s leadership of the FIA and will continue our co-operation with him in his efforts to serve and develop the FIA and its Members.

In 2023, Mohammed Ben Sulayem became the first Arab to earn a place on the most powerful body in world motor sport.

Sulayem, President of the Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE and a rallying legend in the Middle East, has been elected to the FIA World Motor Sport Council and named as Vice President of the FIA for Sport by the Fedaration Internationale de l’automobile.

His double appointment was confirmed yesterday by FIA President Max Mosley during the FIA General Assembly in Paris.