It’s none of their business

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Mohammed Ben Sulayem appears to have taken poorly the letter from the F1 drivers’ union, which requested the FIA to deal with them “like adults.” The drivers additionally known as for higher monetary transparency concerning the cash collected from fines.

The latest dismissal of a number of Federation members has solely fueled rumors of a big rift throughout the governing physique of Components 1.

President Mohammed Ben Sulayem addressed these speculations in an interview with Motorsport.com. When requested concerning the latest feedback from the GPDA, he responded explicitly:

“It’s none of their enterprise. I’m sorry. With all due respect, they’re drivers. I respect the drivers. Allow them to go and concentrate on what they do greatest, which is driving. Do you need to understand how a lot we paid as a base? I’ll let you know: 10.3 million [euros], which we invested final 12 months. I feel that’s some huge cash. In ’24, to this point, over 10 million. Once more, for base investments. In karting.”

Greater than 10.3 million euros have been spent on grassroots improvement in 85 nations, with funding for 70 motorsport security initiatives underway at a price of two.7 million euros. Further investments embody operational security, medical prices, and 13 initiatives associated to technical laws.

“That is our enterprise,” Mohammed Ben Sulayem continued when requested about latest occasions. “We’ll do the whole lot that’s good for the FIA. So it’s actually no person’s enterprise to intervene in ours. It’s the outcomes we produce that matter.”

Pressed notably by drivers in search of solutions on why Niels Wittich was dismissed with three races remaining, Mohammed Ben Sulayem replied:

“Do we now have to inform them? When one thing modifications inside a staff, do they inform us? No, they don’t. No one must. We’ve got our guidelines; we comply with our guidelines. We don’t comply with anybody else’s guidelines. It’s so simple as that.” -the FIA president concluded.