FIA president Ben Sulayem steps back from day-to-day F1 operations

Ben Sulayem was elected the president of F1’s governing body in December 2021, and quickly outlined a plan to restructure the FIA’s F1 operations.

This included an overhaul of race control, sparked by the controversial end to the 2021 season in Abu Dhabi, as well as changes to the senior FIA management such as appointing a CEO for the first time.

As part of this process, Ben Sulayem informed teams in a letter on Monday that he would be stepping back from…