“He doesn’t do himself any favours..."
Ben Sulayem replaced Jean Todt as FIA president three years ago but has often been at the centre of controversy.Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inboxGuenther Steiner, the former Haas team principal, has offered insight into Ben Sulayem’s personality but also his weaknesses.
Steiner told the Sky F1 podcast about Ben Sulayem’s predecessor: “I had a good relationship with Jean, and a lot of respect for the guy, and what he achieved in his life.Steiner added: “I’ve known Mohammed a long time. He comes from rallying, and I come from rallying. I spent a lot of time together with him.“As a president? Sometimes he gets involved too much in the sport.“You have to have people who run the organisation because it’s a big job being the president of a federation like the FIA.
Steiner commented on the swear ban: “Why put this now on the table? We are discussing something which isn’t worth discussing.“The more you bring it up, the more controversy it creates. “If you don’t want it to happen? When there is a drivers’ meeting say ‘guys, help me out, can we tone down the swearing please’.
“It’s difficult for a driver sitting in a car going 360km/h and another guy cuts you off. You say ‘f***** idiot’ but you don’t mean it.“It defines a sport. We need emotions in the sport. Otherwise, why would it be interesting?James DielhennJames was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
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