Formulation 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali stated the game ought to keep away from a repeat of the complicated and controversial leads to the final two drivers’ championship fights.
The faults of the game’s governing physique, the FIA, eclipsed the 2 races through which Max Verstappen received two titles. The game first grew to become the topic of controversy on the finish of 2021 when FIA F1 race director Michael Masi broke its guidelines by arranging a remaining lap restart on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which modified the end result of the world championship.
Whereas the end result of the 2022 championship combat wasn’t all that effectively balanced, nonetheless the championship was marred by confusion over the enforcement of the game’s guidelines. “This should not occur,” Domenicali admitted in an interview with Sky.
The FIA has begun overhauling its F1 administration equipment after the talk in Abu Dhabi. The ensuing adjustments had been finalized final month and included Steve Nielsen leaving F1 to affix the FIA as sporting director.
Domenicali stated Nielsen’s arrival demonstrates that the game’s governing physique and industrial rights holder “work very intently collectively,” as a result of it is crucial that now we have individuals who perceive the wants of all of us to work for an incredible sport. We all know that throwing is essential.”
Domenicali needs to keep away from additional dialogue sooner or later. “We will perceive what FIA is, what FOM is. We’ve got Formulation 1. Formulation 1 as one model and the credibility of that model is absolutely in regards to the model that has to do an incredible job within the position they’ve.”
The FIA and F1 have been more and more at odds over various points since Mohamed Ben Sulayem took over the presidency on the finish of 2021.
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F1 proprietor Liberty Media was significantly upset by studies Ben Sulayem made on social media that the Saudi Arabian Public Funding Fund is contemplating a proposal to purchase the sequence for $20 billion (£16.16 billion). F1 representatives referred to as Ben Sulayem’s remarks “unacceptable”.
The letter was “necessary to make clear the position of every of us,” Domenicali stated. “I believe there may be nothing extra to touch upon as a result of as I stated, I believe we have to deal with what we imagine is true for the expansion of the game.
“Even when it is non-news information, if I say our sport is rising in worth, we imagine we must always all be completely satisfied as a result of it means we’re all doing an incredible job.”
Domenicali downplayed the alleged rift between the 2 our bodies, however made it clear that he expects to see enhancements in his functioning within the second yr since Ben Sulayem was elected president.
“With the arrival of Mohamed Ben Sulayem as a brand new president final yr, it was clear that his substitute by a brand new president is a manifesto that he ought to usually respect,” he stated.
“That was his advice in entrance of the members who voted for him, and there’s a want for adjustment and time to have the correct workforce to guage the correct position within the FIA as to what the position is within the F1 championship.” And it is no secret to say that the important thing to the success of the game is that everybody does their very own factor and ensure we do it the correct means in order that the game can develop. Any ‘personalism’, something that does not assist with that, wants no remark as a result of now we have all of the curiosity in ensuring our sport grows.
“We’ve got to do a greater job because the proprietor, the workforce and the driving force must do their very own factor to do it proper. And the identical goes for the FIA who owns it. [had] a yr to develop, they must work in a brand new workforce and hand over the job as a result of everybody entrusts their credibility to the opposite. We’re all united on this. If somebody is not doing their job proper, it is an issue.”
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