News Details

Todt back on pole to stay FIA president

Jean Todt has raced back into pole position to remain president of the FIA. Earlier, it was rumoured his only challenger David Ward could give up his bid in order to back Mohammad Bin Sulayem, whose chances of dethroning Todt were considered far greater. But Daily Mail correspondent Jonathan McEvoy now reports that Bin Sulayem, the high-ranking Middle Eastern official, has pulled out of the race. It means Todt has "effectively won re-election", McEvoy claimed, because Ward "is struggling to enlist the 26 nominations he requires by the deadline of November 15". Bin Sulayem confirmed: "Following careful consideration, I can confirm that I have accepted Jean Todt's...
Full Story »
12y ago from GrandPrix.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Ben Sulayem opts out of FIA presidency race and backs...

Ben Sulayem opts out of FIA presidency race and backs Todt 20 October,...
12y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Ben Sulayem to support Todt

After weeks of speculation, Mohammed Ben Sulayem has said that he will...
12y ago from Pitpass.com

Todt to face FIA ethics committee

Jean Todt will face the FIA's ethics committee in Paris on Friday, forced...
12y ago from PlanetF1.com

Christian Horner hails Vettel’s ability to adapt

Usually Sebastian Vettel’s race comprises of starting from pole...
12y ago from RichlandF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Guenther Steiner: MotoGP riders ‘need to be of a...

Tech3 KTM CEO Guenther Steiner has continued to share his admiration for...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Andretti confirmed to field just three cars for Indy...

Andretti Global has confirmed that the team will only run three cars in...

Toby Sowery joins AJ Foyt Racing in IndyCar reserve...

AJ Foyt Racing has appointed Toby Sowery as the team’s reserve driver...

Feature: RLL’s split fortunes in Barber highlight...

At the most recent IndyCar race from Barber Motorsports Park, Graham...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg out of Croatia Rally (for now)

Friday: Oliver Solberg crashed out of Rally Croatia about four km into...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Elfyn Evans out of Croatia – SS3

Croatia’s Friday stages were all new. With a 16 second lead going into...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal handed boost as Mikel Arteta confirms key...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Eberechi Eze is fit for their...
12h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal enter race to sign 22-year-old midfielder...

Arsenal have reportedly joined Leeds United in the race for Stade Rennais...
16h ago from SportsKeeda.com

“Ronaldo should pack it now” - Ex-Arsenal star...

Former Arsenal midfielder Anders Limpar has urged Cristiano Ronaldo to...
15h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.