{"id":425146,"date":"2025-09-15T02:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T02:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/425146\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T02:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T02:09:13","slug":"f1-news-mohammed-ben-sulayem-confirms-run-for-second-term-as-fia-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/425146\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Mohammed Ben Sulayem confirms run for second term as FIA President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/XPB_1345641_HiRes.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Sulayem confirms run for second term as FIA President\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNico Hulkenberg finally scored his first F1 podium after 239 attempts. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n<p>Ben Sulayem, who has led the FIA since December 2021, launched his campaign under the banner \u201cFIA For Members\u201d with the slogan: \u201cA Lot Done. More To Do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His manifesto outlines plans to expand motorsport governance, strengthen world championship oversight, and support member clubs with digital tools, new market initiatives, and a global karting plan rollout.<\/p>\n<p>His campaign also confirms his key team, including Carmelo Sanz de Barros as Senate president, Tim Shearman as deputy president for automobile mobility and tourism, and Malcolm Wilson as deputy president for sport.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOag2qyj7hm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Seven vice-presidents for sport have also been announced, covering all global regions: Fabiana Ecclestone (South America), Anna Nordkvist and Manuel Avino Roger (Europe), Lung-Nien Lee (Asia-Pacific), Rodrigo Ferreira Rocha (Africa), Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa (MENA), and Daniel Coen (North America).<\/p>\n<p>Ben Sulayem acknowledged the challenges ahead but emphasised his focus remains on serving member clubs.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tWin a trip to the Adelaide 500 for you and 4 friends \ud83d\udc49:  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3VHU6Ww\" rel=\"noopener\"> FREE ENTRY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, we have taken the FIA on a challenging but highly rewarding journey \u2013 transforming it into a modern, dynamic, and forward-looking organisation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe ask for your continued support to allow our team, with a proven track record of delivery, to finish the job we started. Together, we can complete this work and take the FIA to even greater heights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He faces a declared challenger in former F1 steward Tim Mayer, <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/f1-news-2025-fia-presidency-candidate-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who announced his candidacy in July<\/a> during the British Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Mayer, a 15-year F1 steward with senior roles across multiple international series, has framed his campaign around modernising the FIA and addressing what he describes as \u201ca failure in leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He has already secured backing from Motorsport UK and outlined plans focusing on governance, mobility, and support for smaller member clubs.<\/p>\n<p>The FIA presidential election is set for December 12 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with 245 member organisations from 149 countries voting on the sport\u2019s leadership through 2029.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nico Hulkenberg finally scored his first F1 podium after 239 attempts. 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