Snr. is reportedly contemplating a bid to run for president towards incumbent .
Sainz Snr, the daddy of driver Carlos Sainz and a former world rally champion and Dakar Rally winner, has been approached by quite a few key figures inside world motorsport about operating, says a report in .
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The 63-year-old is now severely contemplating a bid, the report provides, with Sainz Snr. seeking to “current a constructive and constructive program.”
The FIA presidential election shall be held at world motorsport governing physique’s subsequent basic meeting in Uzbekistan on 12 December.
Sainz Snr. is a daily presence within the Components One paddock to help his son, who made the transfer from Ferrari to Williams within the low season.
Ben Sulayem’s tenure, since taking up from Jean Todt in December 2021, has been overshadowed by controversies and departures from the manager group on the FIA.
Robert Reid, deputy president for sport, , citing a “elementary breakdown in governance requirements.” Ben Sulayem additionally with race director Niels Wittich final yr.
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The FIA’s , enforced at first of the yr, have additionally prompted controversy with quite a few drivers from varied FIA competitions sad with the brand new laws, which may see a driver banned from a race.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is up for re-election in December (Getty Photographs)
Sainz Snr. is a daily presence within the F1 paddock to help his son (Getty Photographs)
Final week, nevertheless, Ben Sulayem did say he was to the principles.
Ben Sulayem, a 63-year-old former rally driver from the United Arab Emirates, has additionally defended historic sexist remarks from a private weblog, and was beneath investigation for doubtlessly meddling with a race outcome, although he was later cleared.
Ben Sulayem was additionally embroiled in a disagreement with Lewis Hamilton in 2022 over sporting jewelry.
Susie Wolff, managing director of F1 Academy and a former check driver for Williams, was rumoured to be contemplating a bid to be FIA president, however these rumours have cooled in latest months.
