Why is the FIA chief under investigation for interference?
FIA president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, is reportedly under investigation for allegedly interfering over the result of a Formula 1 race last season. It is understood that a report by an FIA compliance officer sent to its ethics committee claims that Ben Sulayem called Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa – the FIA’s vice-president for sport for the Middle East and North Africa, who was in Saudi Arabia at the time of the race – stating that Alonso’s penalty should be overturned....