The FIA has confirmed about the Compliance Officer looking into the matter where they received report about involvement of members of governing bodies.
After report from BBC Sport regarding involvement of FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem in the results of 2023 Saudi Arabian GP. It stated that a whistleblower revealed about Sulayem wanting the penalty of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso to be reversed.
Alonso was handed a 5s penalty and a subsequent 10s penalty after it was found that the team worked on the car in those five seconds. But after arguments, the FIA reversed the penalty and Alonso got back the third place which he lost.
Another whistleblower revealed to BBC Sport that Sulayem was involved in another incident related to 2023 Las Vegas GP. It noted that the FIA President wanted the governing body to not give a green signal to the grand prix to go ahead by giving some reason.
As such the grand prix faced multiple issues in happening, but Sulayem seemingly wanted the FIA officials to give some reason to not let the promoters of Las Vegas GP get the license to hold the F1 grand prix after a huge build-up.
Amid such chatters, the FIA has affirmed to BBC Sport and other media about the Compliance Officer looking into the matter while not mentioning which incident and or who all are involved in the matter but it is likely more than one person.
“FIA confirms that the Compliance Officer has received a report detailing potential allegations involving certain members of its governing bodies,” it said. “The Compliance Department is assessing these concerns, as is common practice in these matters, to ensure that due process is meticulously followed.”
In another statement to AP News, the FIA noted about some inaccuracy in the reports – perhaps what BBC Sport has mentioned. “The Compliance Department is assessing these concerns, as is common practice in these matters, to ensure that due process is meticulously followed,” it stated.
It further elaborated: “It is unfortunate and a source of great concern that the matter has been disclosed to the media without any prior authorization and that certain elements of the report were inaccurately reported.”
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