FIA president cleared on race interference allegations investigation

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been “cleared of race interference allegations” by an ethics panel, according to Nick Bromberg of YAHOO SPORTS. A whistleblower had accused Ben Sulayem of interfering with the officiating in the 2023 Saudi Arabian GP and Ben Sulayem was separately accused of “attempting to prevent the approval of the Las Vegas Grand Prix track” ahead of the inaugural 2023 event. The panel cleared him of both of those allegations and said that it found “no evidence of any wrongdoing.” In a statement, the FIA said, “After reviewing the results of the inquiries, the Ethics Committee were unanimous in their determination that there was no evidence to substantiate allegations of interference of any kind involving the FIA president Moahmmed Ben Sulayem.” The FIA also said that 11 witnesses had been interviewed as part of its 30-day investigation (YAHOO SPORTS, 3/20).