FIA: Tim Mayer to announce he is running for presidency of motorsport's governing body - BBC Sport

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/czjkmlm80n8o

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Coelacanth@aggregatet.org · 14 pts · 1y (4 replies)

I'll take anybody but MBS at this point.

ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Bernie?!?

Coelacanth@aggregatet.org · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Collins? I think she'd be an amazing pick!

milk@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Clearly they meant Sanders

Coelacanth@aggregatet.org · 2 pts · 1y

My bad, but I'll take it.

Microw@piefed.zip · 9 pts · 1y (1 reply)

He seems to have at least some support with the voting national automobile clubs, I assume european ones. (Which is what Sainz sr didnt manage to get)

Also interesting from the article:

Mayer is the son of former McLaren team principal Teddy Mayer, and has held leading positions in US-based Champ Car, Imsa and the American Le Mans Series, as well as stewarding across many of the FIA's championships, including Formula 1 for 15 years.

He was sacked by Ben Sulayem last year after representing the Circuit of the Americas in a "right of review" hearing into a fine levied on the track following a crowd invasion at the end of last year's US Grand Prix.

Mayer was one of a series of senior officials who have been fired by the FIA in the past 18 months

florge@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 1y

Lets hope he gets past the FIA nominations committee.