The Mercedes racer and GPDA chairman still wants Ben Sulayem to be clearer with drivers, despite the FIA president's vow that it's “none of their business” how he runs motorsport
George Russell has implored FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to “express what his goal is” with motorsport’s governing body, amid the ongoing tension between the Emirati former rally driver and Formula 1 racers. The 2024 F1 season finished with the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association still awaiting a formal response to its request for its members to be treated as “adults” in a letter than publicly called out Ben Sulayem and his quest to clamp down on driver swearing.
Read Also: Formula 1Ben Sulayem responds to F1 drivers: How I run FIA “none of their business” When asked about the latest on the matter at the 2024 season finale in Abu Dhabi, Russell said: “I don't really know what's going on in his head, but as we said last time we had this discussion, I kind of said, like: ‘What's next? What's the next thing gonna be?’ “I didn't quite expect it to be something, two weeks later, that seems pretty serious.
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