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FIA president fires warning: ‘That’s the minute we’ll start losing'

Mohammed Ben Sulayem has had a baptism of fire in his role as president of the FIA, having been appointed to the role in December of 2021. The 61-year-old’s first responsibility was to clear up the mess of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where a controversial safety car procedure handed Max Verstappen his first title at the expense of Lewis Hamilton’s eighth. Ben Sulayem has also revealed that he walked into a heap of financial and legal issues in the FIA, with the governing body in the middle of a legal debate over the invention of the halo. The FIA’s prize-giving gala was full of interesting and awkward moments, with Ben Sulayem going on a strange rant to Red Bull team principal...
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