Laura Villars, a Swiss racing driver, is taking motorsport’s governing body, the FIA, to court in a battle to open up its presidential election to genuine competition. Villars wants to challenge Mohammed Ben Sulayem for the FIA presidency in December, but the organisation’s own election rules have blocked her and any other potential rival, from…
The FIA presidential election 2025 continues to gather momentum as two female candidates, Laura Villars and Virginie Philippot, step forward with ambitious visions for motorsport’s future. Their entries into the race ensure that the contest will be one of the most diverse in FIA history, with Mohammed Ben Sulayem seeking re-election and Tim Mayer also…
Ex-F1 steward Tim Mayer has officially announced that he is running for FIA president at a press conference today near Silverstone, the home of the British GP this weekend. The next presidential election of motorsport’s global governing body will take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 12th December. With Carlos Sainz Sr. dropping out of the…
Janette Tan and Tim Mayer are out at the FIA. Following the dismissal of F1 Race Director Niels Wittich, former F2/F3 Race Director Rui Marques had inherited the role. This news was divlied to us over a week ago. Since then, many more staff members under the FIA have been released. The two most notable…
