Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of motorsport's governing body the FIA, is under investigation for allegedly interfering over a Formula 1 race result. A whistleblower has told the FIA that Ben Sulayem allegedly intervened to overturn a penalty given to Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Ben Sulayem and the FIA have not responded to requests for comment. The report, by compliance officer Paolo Basarri, says the whistleblower reported that Ben Sulayem "pretended the stewards to overturn their decision to issue" the penalty to Alonso. In addition, BBC Sport has verified the information with several senior figures at high levels in F1 and close to the FIA.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 04, 2024 16:27 UTC