FIA President

Carlos Sainz Jr has expressed mixed feelings towards his father’s decision to withdraw from the running of the FIA presidential race later this year, Afrosport reports. Carlos Sainz Sr on Wednesday announced he opted against going against incumbent president Mohammed Ben Sulayem owing to his commitments in the Dakar Rally, where he has competed every year since 2006, bar 2012. This potentially leaves Ben Sulayem as...

Carlos Sainz Sr has emerged as a potential candidate to run against incumbent FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem ahead of elections that will take place in Uzbekistan in December, Afrosport reports. Ben Sulayem has held the top job at the FIA since 2021 and is seeking another four-year term. According to Sky Sports F1, Sainz Sr, who is the father of Williams driver Carlos Sainz Jr,...