FIA “won’t be pressured”, Herta F1 superlicence claim set to fail

Sources suggest that having reviewed the situation, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is keen to stick to the rules as laid down in the International Sporting Code, which do not provide a route to granting Herta a licence without implementing force majeure.

It’s understood that Ben Sulayem is keen to stress that the FIA will follow the correct governance while at the same time stressing that the governing body does not have to be pushed in that direction by F1…