FIA's second in command resigns over president's leadership style

https://x.com/robertreidwrc/status/1910258342305661374

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FrostyTrichs@crazypeople.online · 35 pts · 1y

Fuck MBS.

notaviking@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 1y

Günter Steiner for FIA president, he will mandate swearing back into the sport

egonallanon@lemm.ee · 21 pts · 1y (7 replies)

Man that FIA election this year can't come soon enough. I wonder who the person wiaotjg in the wings to challenge MBS is though.

Jozav@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y (6 replies)

If only there was a realistic candidate for the job...

d00phy@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Flavioooooooooo!

Damage@feddit.it · 5 pts · 1y

Lol integrity and accountability

egonallanon@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y (3 replies)

The rumour is there is someone willing to challenge him but I've not seen any indication from anywhere of who it might be.

Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 4 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Isn't the rumour that it's Suzie Wolff?

Damage@feddit.it · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Holy conflict of interest Batman

TomSelleck@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y

She’ll fit right in.

AlexisFR@jlai.lu · 11 pts · 1y (5 replies)

How did they screw that much up when choosing Jean Todt's successor? At this point the state should step in.

smeg@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Which state?

AlexisFR@jlai.lu · 9 pts · 1y (1 reply)

France, the FIA is HQ'ed there.

smeg@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 1y

You guys do have a very effective traditional method for dealing with autocratic reigemes

CMLVI@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

All of em

tankplanker@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

It always felt like they wanted to sell motorsport to the Saudis for that lovely oil money, so he was hand picked to enable that. Sure, there was an election but pretty much the same way Putin has elections, or the Olympic committee has elections.

wanderwisley@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y

WWF1 where the rules are made up and you better not cuss, or wear jewelry, or have tattoos, or make fun of me for crashing a f1 car…

kikutwo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Fuck yeah