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George Russell wasn’t shocked to be taught that FIA deputy president for sport Robert Reid had resigned from Components 1’s governing physique on Thursday over a “breakdown of governance requirements”.
George Russell, Mercedes
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“It’s getting to a degree now the place these items are occurring so typically, and as drivers we have been attempting to get entangled prior to now, however we did not actually make a lot headroom. Issues appear to constantly be getting in an unstable route, so we’re getting to a degree now the place our actions are having little impression with [the FIA],” he mentioned in reference to the GPDA.
The drivers need a seat on the desk, Russell mentioned, however the FIA – below Ben Sulayem’s management – more and more appears to be “getting in their very own route”. In a press release saying his determination earlier at present, Reid mentioned he had been alarmed by what he referred to as “vital selections being made with out due course of” over the previous 4 years.
“After I took on this function, it was to serve the FIA’s members; to not serve energy,” Reid wrote. “Over time, I’ve witnessed a gentle erosion of the ideas we promised to uphold. Selections are being made behind closed doorways, bypassing the very buildings and folks the FIA exists to symbolize.”
He went on: “My resignation is just not about personalities; it’s about ideas. Motorsport deserves management that’s accountable, clear, and member-driven. I can not, in good religion, stay a part of a system that doesn’t mirror these values.”
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