SILVERSTONE, England – Mohammed Ben Sulayem will face a problem to his bid for re-election as president of the FIA, motorsport’s world governing physique, after a rival candidate emerged on Thursday.
The BBC reported American Tim Mayer, a former System One steward and son of former McLaren principal Teddy Mayer, would announce on Friday he was standing towards the Emirati.
A press convention was known as at a venue outdoors the Silverstone circuit forward of British Grand Prix apply.
Mayer, 59, advised the BBC final November that he had been fired by way of textual content message by an assistant to Ben Sulayem.
Ben Sulayem, an Emirati, is scheduled to attend the race which marks the midpoint within the System One season. He has already introduced he’s in search of a second time period.
The FIA is the governing physique for F1, the world rally championship and System E amongst different collection. REUTERS
