David Ward has pulled out of the FIA presidential election race, effectively clearing the way for Jean Todt to be re-elected for a second term unopposed.Ward resigned from his long-time role at the head of the FIA Foundation in August with the view to running against the incumbent Todt in December's election for the most powerful role in motorsport, with the Briton's candidacy manifesto including a 20-point 'Agenda For Change'. Before standing against Todt, Ward required the support of a sufficient number of regional Vice Presidents for Sport to be eligible to run for office. However, on Thursday Ward wrote a letter to the FIA clubs around the world to confirm he had failed to gain the...
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