Motor racing-FIA Assembly votes in favour of statute changes


Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - April 13, 2025 FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem with third placed McLaren's Lando Norris after the Bahrain Grand Prix REUTERS/Rula Rouhana/File Photo

MONTREAL (Reuters) -Formula One's governing body approved statute changes on Thursday that critics say will make it harder to challenge FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem's bid for re-election.

A spokesman for the International Automobile Federation, whose world championships also include rallying and Formula E, said a "resounding majority" voted in favour at the General Assembly meeting in Macau.

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