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According to the BBC story, a whistleblower claims that they were told “on behest of the FIA president ” to not homologate the street track ahead of last November’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix - a flagship event for F1 as it moved to promote the race itself for the first time. This claim is included in a report, which the BBC claims to have seen, by the FIA’s compliance officer to its ethics committee. There was a delay before the circuit was ready for inspection due to “ongoing local organiser construction works”. Thereafter, the whistleblower says they were contracted by their manager with the instruction from Ben Sulayem to find issues with the venue so it could not be declared safe. But no concerns were found. This accusation appears to sit at odds with Ben Sulayem’s claims that he supported the homologation of the new track and that the relationship between the governing body and FOM is much stronger than when he first replaced predecessor Jea...

Christian Horner was presented with Red Bull's Constructors' Championship trophy by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem at the governing body's annual Prize Giving Ceremony, where the two shared an exchange on stage. Horner joined drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez at the event in Bologna following the team's success in 2022, with Verstappen picking up the World Championship prize while Perez received his award for third place in the championship. The campaign marked the first time that a team other than Mercedes has won the Constructors' prize since 2013, and Horner received the trophy from Ben Sulayem. When handing over the award, Ben Sulayem said: "Christian, this cup is nothing to do with the cost cap, okay? This is from the FIA , so we're not going to deduct it from your cost cap. Okay?" Horner responded: "That's very generous, thank you." Several media personnel, including TheFOXposts.Com , witnessed during the co...