FIA president allegedly told officials not to certify Las Vegas GP

[Venturiation]

Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of Formula 1's governing body, allegedly told officials not to certify the Las Vegas circuit for its race last year.

The claim is from the same whistleblower who accused Ben Sulayem of allegedly telling officials to overturn a penalty to Fernando Alonso in Saudi Arabia last year.

The whistleblower says they were told "on behest of the FIA president" to find a way not to pass the circuit safe for racing.

The claim is in a report by the FIA's compliance officer to its ethics committee.

BBC Sport has seen the report.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/68478049

[Cs98]

Basically trying to extort F1 for money. A lot of bizarre behaviour from this man. Posting that picture of him with Prince Andrew last week was just... The man can't read a room.

[Holm86]

Do we need multiple topics for this??
viewtopic.php?p=1195888&f=1#p1195888

[Venturiation]

Do we need multiple topics for this??
viewtopic.php?p=1195888&f=1#p1195888

where are you seeing multiple topics?

[f1jcw]

Basically trying to extort F1 for money. A lot of bizarre behaviour from this man. Posting that picture of him with Prince Andrew last week was just... The man can't read a room.

I would imagine due to FOM and FIA at way over MBS saying that F1 is overvalued and being sent a desist warning.

[Holm86]

Do we need multiple topics for this??
viewtopic.php?p=1195888&f=1#p1195888

where are you seeing multiple topics?

The link I posted, I don't see why this need a separate thread to discuss other things Ben Sulayem has tried to interfere with, this story fits in that thread too ...

[hollus]

Totally different matter, different (as in none here, technically) rule breaking.

[Waz]

In hindsight, he wasn't wrong. The circuit was plainly dangerous with drain covers not properly secured