In Holland the conclusion of ‘WC-Eend’ (a well known trade mark of Toilet Duck) was, with the unforgettable, eternal words: “We from WC-Eend concluded that….”. This laughable arrogant tunnelvision is still used after many years by ‘normal’ people who see the truth in this, together with the humor 🤪‼️
They legally can't and still race in Europe. They're mandated to have a governing body separate from the F1 sport. They'd have to find a new governing body first, which would be tough. Might be worth putting out there, though thst they're open to applications to govern F1. Scare the FIA into taking action.
You will never fix FIA: Balestre was corrupt, Mosely was corrupt, Blatter was corrupt, MBS is corrupt and his successor will also be corrupt. It's just a fact of life.
That is the worst saying I've ever heard. Is it even a saying?? The fish rots from everywhere, but if we're going to point at a part, it'd be the digestive tract.
Its time to say goodbye to FIA, Formula one cannot accpet this.. There has to be some clauses in their contract that could be explored to make cases against FIA and the harm they are doing to sport etc etc etc...
Although I think the FIA has its issues, I think the bigger issue here is MBS. I think he is the problem behind all of this get rid of him. The FIA can restore back to what it was and then we could fix the problem through there, but with MBS being inposition, this is never going to get fixed and they are going to completely ruin Formula One in the process
@@rencelani-ty2sc Yes I did and yes I do. The sight of Bernie walking the grid and chatting to the drivers who by and large liked and respected him ,is sorely missed.
@@charlescoulson It' so painfully obvious how MBS is trying to do exactly that. Strutting around the paddock, bombing photo opportunities, just being greasily obsequous with the stars on the grid.
I refuse to pay the subscription fee F1TV anymore. It has become too political, too much silliness. And now this! I'm NOT surprised. I'm sick of this. He's ruining the sport that I love and have followed since 1991. I'm done with F1.
I've been watching since 84 Senna days stopped after he lost his life so tragically then started again in 2007 to watch Sir Lewis Hamilton .. it had its ups n downstairs but this is pure draconian and corruption to high heaven. F1 should break away from fia n say good riddance
Yea, I have bought year subscription for many years. Commentators are hateful and biased as heck. So I will cancel after this season.. FIA lets Lando jump-start, and some get punished for political reasons. No standards concerning rules. It is all a twisted joke!!
Same way Qatar paid off voting FIFA members for the World Cup and the corruption involved, we see again in F1. I've said this for decades, "The FIA needs F1 a hell of alot more than F1 needs the FIA". F1 was governing itself long before FIA got involved with F1 in the late 1940's, early 1950's.
More questions should have been asked at the time of the Ferrari fuel flow fine and what actually happened to the money, is everyone frightened of MBS? The teams and their sponsors need to leverage their power
How come no one thinks about what mbs said about women a couple of years ago, and now see what happened to Janet Tan? There's so much more than just firing people, and I believe that the people who are leaving know it's bigger than work performance. He's never given a reason for the firing that normally would come out if it was the performance of these people that was the reason for the firing. You just have to look into his previous statements. It's so much more to this!!!
You're badly missing the point here! A better story would be, how did Ben Sulayem get his job, who was involved in putting him in this position of power and how much money was involved in corruption?
Given George Russell’s comments and the way that the F.I.A. are currently clearing out any opposition it’s clear that the next sacking will be George Russell!
I know this sounds a bit racist, but I don’t trust anyone other than Europeans to manage the FIA, and think further, that it should be a Triumvirate, with no two members from the same nation. This MBS is no better than the other MBS! I also think that the present owners of F1 are a disgrace and should be made to leave it. They are ruining the sport.
F1 was always a bit suspect with Mr Mosley and Mr Ecclestone but Jesus H Christ this Guy is on another level, he is, single handedly DESTROYING the organisation and the sport. It will take many years to rebuild the FIA structure bck to what it was before all those GOOD people were fired - Greed is a dreadful disease!
@@patrickporter6536 yes it became a Money-Go-Round and when the US got their paws on it we got all the add-ons, sprints, extra races, very high ticket prices! Money Drives Self-Serving Individuals - but this Benny guy is something else altogether - bring mosley and ecclestone back, anyday
He was a successful rally driver for Ford and Toyota between 1986 and 2002. It was Ford who got him the UAE FIA delegate position, and in 2007, Bernie Ecclestone asked him to create a second desert GP. This guy has all the necessary ties.
Having lived in the UAE and worked in motorsport down there, there were always major questions and stories about how MBS managed to win and retain 14 Middle East Rally championships. He always seemed a bit of a law unto himself: friendly but you were never quite sure about his actions or motives. Money has definitely paved his path to FIA president. Would I be surprised that he had been involved in corrupt activities? Not in the least.
The FIA member states really need to look hard at how MBS got to be 'El Presidente' (and potentially how senior position candidates are identified and vetted) ... and how they can rectify, 'legally' and obvious risk to the organisation's (FIA's) and its ongoing credibility..
People forget that Sulayem was a very successful Rally Driver, and was chosen by Bernie Ecclestone to create Grand Prixes in the desert. This guy has been involved in Motorsports since 1986, and it was an American company (Ford) that got him the FIA delegate position with UAE
F1 has always suffered from the sickness of greed since the days it relied upon sponsorship. Too much money dangles before entrants and those who scramble for the scraps and crumbs. Today its taken to a whole new level with Sulayem -- the drivers (and teams) themselves could well get together and REFUSE point blank to race altogether. Its not like they'll be worried about where their next dinner comes from!!! Its been done before, if memory serves me correct when Lauda & Co refused to race at Kyalami in South Africa in the 80's or 90's.
Oscar Piastri gave him the respect Sulayem deserves by hitting his arm out of the way when he went to shake Oscars hand. Sulayem and Liberty Media are going to ruin F1 if allowed to, but one can't do it without the help of the other.
F1 is a powerhouse and the UAE has always wanted a major piece of the action; MBS has rejected French laws and the European process' put in place to ensure transparency and fairness within the Management of the FIA; Rather than being a disruptor for innovation and change, MBS is using an antagonist management approach in the same way the UAE has operated for years...(NFG)! It will need to be the teams that force a change because Liberty sees the UAE as a major financial influencer or the potential buyer of F1.
F1 needs to GO SOLO, remove themselves from this nonsense, and the F1 is the big dog, not the FIA, they can do it alone, and it'll be much better for all involved, taking F1 Academy, F3 ,2 and F1. stand alone, and will be GREEEEEEEEAT, Make F1 Great again
When you are the leader (CEO) and you are facing internal and external criticism and a lot of push back because you actually suck at your job, then you have only a few options available to you. One of them is to clean house and install your own less qualified lackies in key positions, ones that you can control and intimidate at will! Or you setup the people in your management group to take the eventual (Fall) blame when everything goes tits up as you know it will as you are sh*t at your job. Mohammed Ben Sulayem appears to be stacking the decks with newly minted blame takers, for what he knows is 100% coming down the line at him, either provable corruption allegations or something much worse!
Sadly I suspect why many of us who dearly love motorsport in all its varieties are turning our backs on F1 as it becomes more and more mired in "entertainment". political infighting and controversy(in respect of questionable penalties). When (if) the teams and drivers can move to a complete change of attitude by the FIA, they the FIA will soon kill the golden goose.
I used to love F1 and eagerly await the next race. The disappointment on a regular basis means that next year or more F1 / FIA / Liberty Media will not be enjoying my interest. Bye. I am far from alone.
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"We've investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing." - FIA
Sounds about right.
Time to disband it.
Also is real does that
Just like in the past.
Marking their own homework basically, and getting rid of any examiner that questions the marks.
In Holland the conclusion of ‘WC-Eend’ (a well known trade mark of Toilet Duck) was, with the unforgettable, eternal words:
“We from WC-Eend concluded that….”. This laughable arrogant tunnelvision is still used after many years by ‘normal’ people who see the truth in this, together with the humor 🤪‼️
WHUUUUUUUT... corruption when you have a boss from the United Arab Emirates???, naaaaaaaaaaaah what a surprise. LOL
I don't like your comment , too explosive
Yea, I never saw it coming 🤪
Your sarcasm is too real. Fired!
Can anyone really be surprised, his appointment was all about money.
Corruption is everywhere tbh
I don’t understand why this guy is still the president!!! He is the most draconian person ever!!!! He is a disgrace and he is tearing this sport apart
You don’t understand why ?
Power trip arrogance and personal empire building. Sack the twit.
The other guys are earning money with him, that's why.
almost every leader from that region is draconic. what a shame
Fire Ben Salami
The driver must come together and demands resignation with immediate effect.
The drivers lol. The team owners need to step up
@ true. But both need to it.
@@lja3657 grammar is sooooo hard - that he doesn't get it. ;)
Which driver?
It’s well past the time to cut ties with the FIA. The FIA needs Formula 1, where as Formula 1 does not need the FIA !
They legally can't and still race in Europe. They're mandated to have a governing body separate from the F1 sport.
They'd have to find a new governing body first, which would be tough.
Might be worth putting out there, though thst they're open to applications to govern F1.
Scare the FIA into taking action.
The one person that needs to be fired, hasn't been yet. Until then, you won't fix FIA. The fish rots from the head.
Scientifically a whole fish (and most animals) rots from the belly but your point is made.
@@zorbakaput8537 🤣
As a fact, fish don't rot from the head.
You will never fix FIA: Balestre was corrupt, Mosely was corrupt, Blatter was corrupt, MBS is corrupt and his successor will also be corrupt. It's just a fact of life.
That is the worst saying I've ever heard. Is it even a saying?? The fish rots from everywhere, but if we're going to point at a part, it'd be the digestive tract.
MBS has learned a thing or two looking at how FIFA operates…😂
Its time to say goodbye to FIA, Formula one cannot accpet this.. There has to be some clauses in their contract that could be explored to make cases against FIA and the harm they are doing to sport etc etc etc...
I agree. We've had f1 without it existing and the FIA has not continued to fulfill its purpose for existing. Time to go.
indeed, it has ruined F1
Although I think the FIA has its issues, I think the bigger issue here is MBS. I think he is the problem behind all of this get rid of him. The FIA can restore back to what it was and then we could fix the problem through there, but with MBS being inposition, this is never going to get fixed and they are going to completely ruin Formula One in the process
The people being sacked should speak up.
They are
Bernie Eccelstone: Miss me now? 😅
Mr. Ecclestone was the commercial rights holder, a position separate from the FIA.
Hope you read my comment
@@rencelani-ty2sc Yes I did and yes I do. The sight of Bernie walking the grid and chatting to the drivers who by and large liked and respected him ,is sorely missed.
@@charlescoulson It' so painfully obvious how MBS is trying to do exactly that. Strutting around the paddock, bombing photo opportunities, just being greasily obsequous with the stars on the grid.
He is trying to make the FIA operate like FIFA.
"Operate like FIFA" is a contradiction.
The second "F" is silent to dissent.
Perhaps it's a cognitive issue. He thinks it's FIFA but can't remember what soccer looks like.
exactly
I refuse to pay the subscription fee F1TV anymore. It has become too political, too much silliness. And now this! I'm NOT surprised. I'm sick of this. He's ruining the sport that I love and have followed since 1991. I'm done with F1.
I've been watching since 84 Senna days stopped after he lost his life so tragically then started again in 2007 to watch Sir Lewis Hamilton .. it had its ups n downstairs but this is pure draconian and corruption to high heaven. F1 should break away from fia n say good riddance
Yea, I have bought year subscription for many years. Commentators are hateful and biased as heck. So I will cancel after this season.. FIA lets Lando jump-start, and some get punished for political reasons. No standards concerning rules. It is all a twisted joke!!
MBS, apparently a small man with a large ego.
Not even a man
So, like most men from his part of the world then…
And even larger hair
Check the English lobby inside FIA he is cleaning
@@hamadalmansoori5225 But swapping one lobby for another is not in the interests of the athletes either.
I think people underestimate how big Sulayems family really is... You need to fire a lot of people to make space for all those family members.
Formula One does not need FIA or MBS!!!! Omg this isn’t hard!
That fool is single handedly bringing F1 down to Laughcar levels.
Very real comment..
Volunteers? Really? I'm tellin' ya, the sandbox appears to be taking over FIA/F1.
I’ve noticed the same. If it continues I won’t continue watching. Not a group I want to benefit from anything. Especially nothing I use my money on.
Drivers will soon need to wear a towel instead of a helmet!
The time is now for the entire industry to say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, MBS you are fired
Max Mosley seem rather calm and sensible now.
Same way Qatar paid off voting FIFA members for the World Cup and the corruption involved, we see again in F1. I've said this for decades, "The FIA needs F1 a hell of alot more than F1 needs the FIA". F1 was governing itself long before FIA got involved with F1 in the late 1940's, early 1950's.
More questions should have been asked at the time of the Ferrari fuel flow fine and what actually happened to the money, is everyone frightened of MBS? The teams and their sponsors need to leverage their power
if MBS gets in for another term then F! should definitely leave the FIA and go alone, F1 does not need FIA but the FIA need F 1..
also if that is not posible then the drivers should do what happened back in the US when the teams and drivers had concern over tyres,
They can't go alone. Legally, they have to have a distinct governing body that they do not control.
Why does this remind me of the downfall of class 1 offshore?
this guy man he needs to go
Guy man fella geezer bloke
He's NOT a man
How come no one thinks about what mbs said about women a couple of years ago, and now see what happened to Janet Tan? There's so much more than just firing people, and I believe that the people who are leaving know it's bigger than work performance. He's never given a reason for the firing that normally would come out if it was the performance of these people that was the reason for the firing. You just have to look into his previous statements. It's so much more to this!!!
I guess that is what you can expect from a guy who probably believes in sharia law.
I've followed F1 for over 60 years and I think in its current form it will disappear. Ever since Liberty took over the collapse has been inevitable.
MGP will go the same way.
Mo Ben Salami will fill all vacancies with family members.
I haven’t heard one single person say a positive thing about MBS!!! Why are we putting this clown 🤡 in this position?!!!
No that's racism 🤐😅
Racism ?? Did he hurt your feelings. Look at the FACTS man . If the Saudi’s get their hands on F1 they’ll DESTROY F1
You're badly missing the point here! A better story would be, how did Ben Sulayem get his job, who was involved in putting him in this position of power and how much money was involved in corruption?
Miss the days when we didn't know or care this much about the FIA.
Ross Brawn would be a great replacement for the obnoxious one they have now.
If more damning information comes to light the drivers and pit crew should just go on strike.
Not even Pikachu can make a suprised face about this.
why is there a fia. f1 and all racing series should set their own rules. there has never been a need for the fia, get rid of them already.
I think he is setting it up to manage more results next year for lewis/ Ferrari WDC
Given George Russell’s comments and the way that the F.I.A. are currently clearing out any opposition it’s clear that the next sacking will be George Russell!
Nah, the GDPA (where Russell is a director) is an entity independent of the FIA, as they are a union of F1 drivers.
The FIA is the same as the EU in Brussels, corrupt corrupt !!!!!
FIA management needs to go, from top to bottom, clean house.
Maybe the teams need to break away from the FIA altogether.
What?! Corruption in the FIA?! Ever seen my surprised face? 🤨🙄
Get MBS out now!
Bin laden don't have a idea about F1 from 2021 till now🤕🤕🤕🤕
One gives a bribe (MBS), one takes a bribe (FIA).
BOTH are guilty of corruption!
Just what is this guy doing??? He's MAD!
That's what happens when you let Ben Sulayem and Flavio Briatore work in F1, corruption and fraud are very common.
You don't say? Wait, is this FIFA or FIA? Both are equally synonymous with PURE corruption... SULAYEM HAS TO GO!!!
Anything that has to do with that side of the world always seems shady. They have so much money that they feel they can just buy anyone out.
F1 should move away from fia and start their own race over site.
This fool has to go.
I know this sounds a bit racist, but I don’t trust anyone other than Europeans to manage the FIA, and think further, that it should be a
Triumvirate, with no two members from the same nation. This MBS is no better than the other MBS! I also think that the present owners of F1 are a disgrace and should be made to leave it. They are ruining the sport.
The FIA has not been fit for purpose for 25+ years.
Imagine all the drivers deciding to do a slow lap at the start of a race just to protest against MBS... that would be a sight!
Looking good, I'm glad you're open to advice and suggestions regarding those windows. It eas a good idea.
Those sacked should come together and speak out TOGETHER! That will fatally undermine him. He MUST be removed!
Jean Todt was the best FIA president ever.
F1 was always a bit suspect with Mr Mosley and Mr Ecclestone but Jesus H Christ this Guy is on another level, he is, single handedly DESTROYING the organisation and the sport.
It will take many years to rebuild the FIA structure bck to what it was before all those GOOD people were fired - Greed is a dreadful disease!
I gave up F1 when our Bernie got his sweaty paws on it. It's all been downhill from there.
@@patrickporter6536 yes it became a Money-Go-Round and when the US got their paws on it we got all the add-ons, sprints, extra races, very high ticket prices! Money Drives Self-Serving Individuals - but this Benny guy is something else altogether - bring mosley and ecclestone back, anyday
@@AubMar Bernie must be about 100 years old, or is he now a zombie? He started the rot anyway.
That MBS guys energy is completely OFF...... Stand up to Bullies. Take him fishing..... in concrete boots.
How did this Mad Arab get the job in the first place???
Aramco maybe has something to do with that??
@ of course. Just like the US republicans having Trump as the front man.
He bought it
He was a successful rally driver for Ford and Toyota between 1986 and 2002. It was Ford who got him the UAE FIA delegate position, and in 2007, Bernie Ecclestone asked him to create a second desert GP. This guy has all the necessary ties.
MBS : Mohammed Ben Sillyman.
Having lived in the UAE and worked in motorsport down there, there were always major questions and stories about how MBS managed to win and retain 14 Middle East Rally championships. He always seemed a bit of a law unto himself: friendly but you were never quite sure about his actions or motives. Money has definitely paved his path to FIA president. Would I be surprised that he had been involved in corrupt activities? Not in the least.
As I've said elsewhere. MBS gives of strong Sepp Blatter vibes. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. This will get worse before it gets better.
The FIA member states really need to look hard at how MBS got to be 'El Presidente' (and potentially how senior position candidates are identified and vetted) ... and how they can rectify, 'legally' and obvious risk to the organisation's (FIA's) and its ongoing credibility..
Don't you think they know? Check the bulge in their pockets 🤭
People forget that Sulayem was a very successful Rally Driver, and was chosen by Bernie Ecclestone to create Grand Prixes in the desert. This guy has been involved in Motorsports since 1986, and it was an American company (Ford) that got him the FIA delegate position with UAE
F1 has always suffered from the sickness of greed since the days it relied upon sponsorship. Too much money dangles before entrants and those who scramble for the scraps and crumbs. Today its taken to a whole new level with Sulayem -- the drivers (and teams) themselves could well get together and REFUSE point blank to race altogether. Its not like they'll be worried about where their next dinner comes from!!! Its been done before, if memory serves me correct when Lauda & Co refused to race at Kyalami in South Africa in the 80's or 90's.
Has to Go...
BEN BEEDS TO RESIGN
Everywhere you look the bosses are involved in corruption
Please get rid of the damn FIA once and for all!!!!!
How big a bullet did the sport dodge in Max taking the WDC the week before? Just imagine...Two inauthentic WDC within four seasons.
What do you expect from a guy wearing that kind of clothes. They are corrupt to the core.
F1 needs to cut all ties with the FIA
im totally shocked to hear this.....well about as shocked as i was to hear that qatar got the world cup after some 'meetings' with FIFA executives 😂
"Where's there's money, there's corruption"... (A pretty obvious quote.)...
What is the name of the background music ?
Corruption in a theocracy, what would Ala do? Those guys are beyond stupid…….
By looking the fia president we can say that was a bomb 😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂
Time for a criminal investigation
Oscar Piastri gave him the respect Sulayem deserves by hitting his arm out of the way when he went to shake Oscars hand. Sulayem and Liberty Media are going to ruin F1 if allowed to, but one can't do it without the help of the other.
like cart and indy series. won’t be surprised if people leave and form their own racing organization outside of FIA.
A rich man from an oil state is corrupt?!?!? That doesn't sound likely. 😅😅😅
The F1 must get rid of this man, as soon as possible , otherwise its going from bad ( very bad) to wurse 😬
MBS is from the UAE and thinks he can do whatever he wants.
It won't end well for those dismissed if they visit a Turkish embassy
It might be time to break away from the fia
FIA staff should go on strike until Sulayem either steps down .
No more racing until he is removed.
How could a sport sustain this Top Heavey Staffing?
The FIA should be seen not heard, and MBA should behave like what he is, a servant of servants. 😢
I always think it’s a great idea to accuse a very rich man of corruption publicly without evidence. 😂😂😂
Is there no way to remove the President earlier?
F1 is a powerhouse and the UAE has always wanted a major piece of the action; MBS has rejected French laws and the European process' put in place to ensure transparency and fairness within the Management of the FIA; Rather than being a disruptor for innovation and change, MBS is using an antagonist management approach in the same way the UAE has operated for years...(NFG)! It will need to be the teams that force a change because Liberty sees the UAE as a major financial influencer or the potential buyer of F1.
F1 needs to GO SOLO, remove themselves from this nonsense, and the F1 is the big dog, not the FIA, they can do it alone, and it'll be much better for all involved, taking F1 Academy, F3 ,2 and F1. stand alone, and will be GREEEEEEEEAT, Make F1 Great again
Ben Sulayem is not into motor racing, he is not from the industry.
Refuse to race the last race.
Thats the responce
F1 should use this as a good excuse to move away fro the FIA its not fit for purpose any longer .
A corruption in the FIA? The hell you say……
Does the F1 need an organisation as FIA. Can't the operate as a F1 solo together with LibertyMedia?
When you are the leader (CEO) and you are facing internal and external criticism and a lot of push back because you actually suck at your job, then you have only a few options available to you.
One of them is to clean house and install your own less qualified lackies in key positions, ones that you can control and intimidate at will! Or you setup the people in your management group to take the eventual (Fall) blame when everything goes tits up as you know it will as you are sh*t at your job.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem appears to be stacking the decks with newly minted blame takers, for what he knows is 100% coming down the line at him, either provable corruption allegations or something much worse!
Sadly I suspect why many of us who dearly love motorsport in all its varieties are turning our backs on F1 as it becomes more and more mired in "entertainment". political infighting and controversy(in respect of questionable penalties). When (if) the teams and drivers can move to a complete change of attitude by the FIA, they the FIA will soon kill the golden goose.
About time the teams go and do a breakaway series as fia have destroyed f1
I used to love F1 and eagerly await the next race. The disappointment on a regular basis means that next year or more F1 / FIA / Liberty Media will not be enjoying my interest. Bye. I am far from alone.
FFS looks more like a breakaway series all the time.
Just goes to show that bernie and charlie are a hard act
to follow. Not as easy as it looks.