FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is beneath investigation for allegedly interfering with a Components 1 race final 12 months, a number of sources have instructed Sky Sports activities Information.
As first reported by the BBC, an FIA ethics committee investigation has been taking a look at a declare that Ben Sulayem made it clear {that a} penalty handed out to Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso ultimately 12 months’s Saudi Arabia Grand Prix needs to be revoked.
The penalty handed out to the Spanish driver meant he dropped to fourth place from third within the race behind Purple Bull drivers Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen, and in addition Mercedes’ George Russell.
Alonso obtained an preliminary five-second penalty for putting his automobile partially outdoors his beginning field on the grid for the race. That penalty was served at his first pit-stop however the two-time world champion was then given an extra 10-second penalty.
Sky Sports activities Information has contacted the FIA for remark.
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