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F1: Ben Sulayem heads into FIA presidency election unopposed

The FIA has quietly confirmed that Mohammed ben Sulayem will face no opposition in December's vote for the presidency. No fanfare, not even a press release or a tweet, merely an additional pdf on the governing body's website detailing the list of eligible presidents, the position of 'President of the FIA' featuring just one name, Mohammed ben Sulayem of the United Arab Emirates. Carlos Sainz Snr never officially entered the race, while Tim Mayer withdrew claiming that it was fixed. Virginie Philipott was never taken seriously, while, to her credit, Laura Villars is legally challenging the entire process. Ironically, it was a familiar name to F1 fans that was to be the sticking point,...
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