Formula One chiefs accuse FIA president of ‘unacceptable interference’By Philip Duncan, PA F1 CorrespondentFormula One has launched a staggering attack on the president of its own governing body by accusing Mohammed Ben Sulayem of “unacceptable” interference. F1 chiefs were responding to a series of tweets from the FIA president on Monday in which he described a £16.2billion valuation of the sport as “inflated”. F1’s reaction to Ben Sulayem’s social media posts is a dramatic escalation in tensions between the sport and the FIA. Ben Sulayem, who has been president of the FIA for 13 months, tweeted: “As the custodians of motorsport, the FIA, as a non-profit organisation, is cautious about alleged inflated price tags of $20bn being put on F1. It read: “Formula One has the exclusive right to exploit the commercial rights in the FIA Formula One World Championship.

Source: Irish Independent January 25, 2023 04:20 UTC