FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been hit with contemporary accusations from a whistleblower, this time claiming that he allegedly advised officers to not homologate the Las Vegas Grand Prix circuit,
The BBC – which first carried information that Ben Sulayem was topic of a report from the FIA compliance officer to its ethics committee about alleged interference in a Method 1 race outcome final yr – has now added an extra allegation from the identical whistleblower.
FIA president below investigation for alleged interference with F1 race outcome
Within the article, the BBC cites one other report back to the ethics committee, with the whistleblower claiming that they had been contacted by their supervisor “who on behest of the FIA president instructed him to search out some considerations to forestall the FIA from certifying the circuit earlier than the weekend of the race” in Las Vegas.
Had the circuit not been licensed, the race wouldn’t have been allowed to go forward.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix was a high-profile spherical on the 2023 calendar because it made its debut utilizing a circuit alongside Las Vegas Boulevard and across the Sphere. F1 proprietor Liberty Media was a joint promoter for the race and invested closely within the occasion.
Contacted for remark by RACER, an FIA spokesperson stated: “From a sporting and security perspective, the Las Vegas circuit approval adopted FIA protocol when it comes to inspection and certification.
“If you happen to recall, there was a delay within the monitor being made accessible for inspection as a result of ongoing native organizer building works.”
Earlier, the FIA had confirmed it’s discussing the matter relating to the unique allegation into the penalty handed to Fernando Alonso on the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix internally.
A spokesperson for Method 1 declined to remark when approached by RACER.
