FIA president Sulayem clarifies involvement of former F1 supremo Ecclestone

Sulayem won last week’s FIA presidential election when he beat rival candidate Graham Stoker to the most powerful position in motorsport.

One of the early decisions during his campaign was to propose Fabiana Ecclestone as the candidate for vice-president for sport in South America.

The move was the first time in the FIA’s 117-year history that a female had been put forward as a vice president for sport.

Her involvement with Sulayem has prompted some suggestions that…