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‘Was he drunk?': FIA president embarrasses himself with bizarre speech

The annual FIA prize-giving gala is no stranger to some bizarre antics, most notably as a result of drivers having enjoyed the alcohol available a bit too much before going on stage to collect their award. Kimi Raikkonen is somebody who could tell you this himself, having hilariously gone on stage drunk at the 2018 gala. Whilst it is no shock to see the drivers enjoying themselves to the extreme at the awards evening, it was a complete shock to see the FIA president behaving peculiarly. Following a bizarre back-and-forth conversation with Christian Horner, whilst presenting him with the Constructors' trophy following Red Bull's dominant campaign, Mohammed Ben Sulayem said some truly odd...
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