Another group of FIA member clubs has written to the governing body’s president Mohammed Ben Sulayem recommending legal action over allegations made against him.
The FIA Ethics Committee investigated and cleared Ben Sulayem last month over two allegations of inappropriate interference during Formula 1 race weekends. Since then the sport’s governing body has published three letters sent to the president from groups of the clubs which constitute its membership.
The third letter, published today, was sent by representatives of 27 member clubs in the Middle East and North Africa region and the FIA’s sub-region for the Arab Council of Touring and Automobile Clubs.
The signatories said they “condemn, and at the same time [are] profoundly disappointed with, the unjust and relentless attempt to undermine the integrity of the FIA leadership by such unfaithful allegations to serve narrow personal agendas.”
“We strongly encourage the FIA administration to initiate legal actions against those responsible for those allegations against the FIA president,” they added.
An earlier letter sent by 33 member clubs representing the North and South Americas made a similar statement. A subsequent letter from 13 European member clubs stopped short of calling for legal action but said the allegations against the president were showed the Ethics Committee should be reviewed “so that this legitimate body cannot be misused anymore by third parties against the interests of our organisation.”
Ben Sulayem wrote to FIA members in March telling them he was the target of “attacks aimed at my character and our organisation as a whole” and “the ultimate goal of these reprehensible acts was to target me and to weaken the very essence of the FIA.” The FIA represents 242 motoring and motor sport clubs worldwide.
Following the Ethics Committee’s decision, Formula 1 CEO Susie Wolff announced she was beginning legal action against the FIA over an investigation into her and her husband, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, which commenced and was swiftly dropped in December last year.
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Letter from 27 MENA and ACTAS member clubs to FIA
Statement regarding the false allegations against the FIA President Mr. Mohammad Ben Sulayem:
The FIA Members for Sport for MENA Region and ACTAC Sub-Region were deeply concerned regarding the claims against the FIA President Mr. Mohammed Ben Sulayem of potential interference in sporting decisions…
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