GDPA chair George Russell says many are ‘fed up’ and FIA is ‘going in wrong direction’
Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain arrives in the paddock on media day for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPAdrivers are fed up and losing confidence in the FIA and the governing body’s president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, after receiving no response to their collective criticism of both in a public statement. They had called for dialogue to address their grievances but the FIA has not replied since it was issued two weeks ago.
The Mercedes driver George Russell, who is a director of the GPDA, was blunt in his disappointment and that of other drivers at the lack of any response from the FIA when asked if they had any confidence in the leadership of the governing body in Las Vegas. The critique issued by the GPDA was the first such statement the drivers had felt the need to issue publicly for seven years, a move they believed they had been all but forced into making because they felt they were not being listened to by the FIA and specifically Ben Sulayem, who has been involved in controversies repeatedly since he took over in December 2021.“Getting things to change or promises upheld seems slightly more challenging,” said Russell.
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