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Sainz admits future FIA bid unlikely for father

Jun.27   Carlos Sainz admits he is disappointed for 'motorsport' that his father has bowed out of the race to replace controversial FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Rally icon Sainz senior, 63, declared this week that after a long period of deliberation, he had decided not to tackle the presidential elections in December. 'Disappointed?' Williams driver Sainz, 30, said when asked about it in Austria. 'As his son, no, but as a motorsport fan, yes.' Indeed, Sainz senior had revealed over the past several weeks that he had been personally head-hunted by many who regarded him as a credible alternative to the increasingly divisive Ben Sulayem. 'Many would have liked to see my father trying...
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