FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has found himself embroiled in a lot of controversy recently, as his comments online have not been well received by the public. Firstly, the 61-year-old backed the Andretti-Cadillac project, despite F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali’s adamance that there were no plans to destabilise the sport by expanding the current grid. The FIA president then Tweeted about Saudi Arabia’s $20bn rejected bid to purchase Formula 1, referring to this price tag as ‘inflated’, which left current owners Liberty Media furious. To add further fuel to the fire, sexist comments from over 20 years ago have now re-emerged, with Ben Sulayem telling readers of his old website that he...
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