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FIA Controversies Pile Up as F1 Bosses Gang Up Against Ben Sulayem With One Message: “Got to Go

Published 02/03/2023, 12:00 PM EST

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The drama in Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s life must be getting worse by the day, so he must be wishing there was some way to skip these moments. The cost ($20 billion) proposed by PIF, according to Ben Sulayem, is “inflated.” Liberty Media replied, calling Ben Sulayem’s comments “unacceptable” and warning that the FIA would be liable for losses. The FIA president now has a vote to remove him from office as the F1 bosses are ganging up against him after garnering Ben Sulayem’s recent controversial actions.

The FIA controversy against Ben Sulayem is growing as the 20-year-old sexist remark that came back to haunt him came to notice after the “inflated” statement. At that time the FIA president said he does not “like women who think they are more intelligent than men because they are not in truth“.

However, last week, a representative for the FIA claimed that the president’s comments “do not reflect his beliefs” and defended his “strong record on promoting women and equality in sport.” The incidence of these historically offensive remarks about women has not been addressed by any F1 team, and no one has come forward to publicly denounce Ben Sulayem’s actions.

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After getting fed up with Sulayem’s controversies, an F1 team boss opted to speak on the condition of being anonymous. While conversing with BBC, the individual said, “Everyone thinks he’s got to go,” “That is definitely the general view.”

The recent controversies involving the FIA president have dominated the off-season. An F1 team boss, however, is of the opinion that once the sport gets back on track, everything will be calmed down.

One F1 team boss is certain that Ben Sulayem’s controversy will cease, but why?

After getting into a heated fight with the sport’s owner, Sulayem dug a deep hole for Himself. The executives are dissatisfied with the FIA president because of his ” inflated ” comments, which offended F1 and its owners Liberty Media and, on the other hand, an anonymous F1 team boss has raised his hand to have him dismissed. The “sexist” remarks have already caught people’s attention and in the middle of all of these disputed events, Sulayem has got unusual backing.

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Frederick Vasseur, the team boss of Ferrari, was shown to have supported the FIA president. Vasseur claims he is convinced that the debate will come to an end once the racing gets underway there because the F1 season will start there in less than a month.

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While talking to autosport.com Vasseur said, “I’m really convinced that as soon as we will put the cars on track, this will disappear a little bit off the screen. For sure we’ll have discussions but, as always, I hope that we’ll be able to stay focused on the sporting side.”

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It will be exciting to see how things play out in the final few weeks before the beginning of the new season. Will the sport look around for a new President or will change the owners? We need to wait to see Liberty Media’s conclusion on this matter.

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Aditya Srivastava is an F1 Author at EssentiallySports. Although he has completed his undergrad in History, due to his passion for the field, he couldn't hold himself back from entering the world of Sports Journalism. Being a huge fan of Formula 1, Aditya has taken up multiple internships and freelancing gigs where he got to pen down his thoughts about the most prestigious form of motor racing in the world.
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Varunkumaar Chelladurai