Jun.27 (GMM) Carlos Sainz admits he’s upset for “motorsport” that his father has bowed out of the race to switch controversial FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
Rally icon Sainz senior, 63, declared this week that after an extended interval of deliberation, he had determined to not sort out the presidential elections in December.
“Disillusioned?” Williams driver Sainz, 30, stated when requested about it in Austria.
“As his son, no, however as a motorsport fan, sure.”
Certainly, Sainz senior had revealed over the previous a number of weeks that he had been personally head-hunted by many who regarded him as a reputable different to the more and more divisive Ben Sulayem.
“Many would have favored to see my father making an attempt and seeing what he might have carried out for the game,” Sainz confirmed.
“However as his son, and after evaluating with him a bit all of the facets he needed to be concerned in and handle to verify his candidacy for the presidency, I believe I perceive why he isn’t doing it and why he’s letting it go to concentrate on his personal affairs.”
4-time grand prix winner Sainz additionally hinted that his father is unlikely to launch a extra credible bid for the presidency of F1’s governing physique sooner or later.
“By no means say by no means,” stated Sainz, “however I believe the best time was now, given the present state of affairs, for him to return in and attempt to have a constructive affect.
“I don’t know if it might be superb in 4 or eight years, however sure, by no means say by no means. However proper now he’s actually not .”
When requested what kind of contribution his father would have made to the FIA, Williams driver Sainz pointed to what he sees as a number of the present issues.
“Lately, drivers have felt a sure lack of transparency and understanding with these on the high of the FIA,” he defined.
“And whereas the intentions have generally been good and the way in which the FIA has tried to do issues has at all times been in the very best spirit, I really feel that, as drivers, we’ve at all times been a bit excluded. At instances, our opinions haven’t been heard sufficient.”
Some suppose it’s fascinating that, simply as Sainz senior bows out of the operating, the Ben Sulayem-led FIA has abruptly made the F1 stewards’ penalty pointers public.
“Typically there have been corrections,” 30-year-old Sainz acknowledges, “however clearly, on different events, we haven’t felt the identical, and we’ve made that very clear in our statements.
“We’ll see if it improves, and maybe right this moment’s press launch from the FIA is already an indication of intentions to make all the things a little bit clearer.”
