WRC News Richards calls FIA president’s leadership into question Motorsport UK chairman David Richards has called FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s leadership into question after he refused to sign a confidentiality agreement before the… Read more by Luke Barry March 6, 2025 2 min
WRC News FIA president apologizes for lack of WRC fixes FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has apologized to DirtFish for the time it’s taking him to fix the World Rally Championship. Two years ago, Ben… Read more by David Evans January 10, 2025 3 min
WRC Video Why the WRC’s future hangs in the balance The talking is just about done. Once the dossier is closed, the next two years in the World Rally Championship is decided. Slower Rally1, faster… Read more by DirtFish Staff May 8, 2024 2 min
WRC Opinion Answering the president’s call It’s not often that Friday afternoon is interrupted by a call from the president. Last Friday was. Mohammed Ben Sulayem has listened. And acted. Will… Read more by David Evans December 18, 2023 2 min
WRC Opinion What we learned from Ben Sulayem’s Acropolis visit Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s sixth visit to Acropolis Rally Greece might have been his most successful yet. Five times he started in Athens and five times… Read more by David Evans September 14, 2023 3 min
Rally News FIA president Ben Sulayem condemns Baja gun attack FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says he has been left horrified by an attack that took place on last weekend’s Baja California. A gunfight broke… Read more by Rob Hansford May 22, 2023
WRC News Latvala welcomes FIA president’s pledge to the WRC Toyota’s team principal Jari-Matti Latvala has expressed his happiness at hearing that FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulyaem wants to commit more of his time to… Read more by Rob Hansford January 26, 2023 2 min
WRC News FIA president Ben Sulayem: We can fix the WRC FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem made time for an exclusive interview with DirtFish’s Colin Clark in Monte Carlo last week. The 14-time Middle East Rally… Read more by David Evans January 23, 2023 5 min
WRC Opinion Which WRC co-drivers would make good F1 race directors? FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem was one of many special guests at last weekend’s gala dinner on the eve of Rally Portugal, hosted by WRC… Read more by DirtFish Staff May 26, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Inside the WRC’s 50th anniversary celebration Walking into Wednesday night’s celebration of 50 years of the World Rally Championship, Sébastien Ogier shook his head and offered a rueful smile. The Frenchman… Read more by David Evans May 19, 2022 3 min
WRC News Why has the WRC failed to attract more manufacturers? The FIA’s new president Mohammed Ben Sulayem believes that the World Rally Championship needs a complete overhaul if it is to attract new manufacturers in… Read more by Rob Hansford January 15, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Opinion ‘WRC needs superstars, not just winners’ – Ben Sulayem Despite the fact there’s plenty of incredible tales, exceptional battles and phenomenal drivers, rarely does the World Rally Championship get its moment in the mainstream… Read more by Rob Hansford January 6, 2022 3 min
Rally Opinion Podcast: The vision for rallying from FIA’s new president A new era is beckoning for the World Rally Championship and indeed rallying as a whole. You don’t need us to remind you that, for… Read more by DirtFish Media January 4, 2022 10 min +
Rally News Mohammed Ben Sulayem elected new FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been elected the new president of the FIA, the world motorsport’s governing body. Facing opposition from outgoing president Jean Todt’s former… Read more by Luke Barry December 17, 2021 2 min
WRC Features Why FIA presidential race reminds Reid of his WRC days Robert Reid knows this feeling. He’s been here before. It’s just the suit that’s different. Very different. Big week this one for the 2001 World… Read more by David Evans December 15, 2021 3 min
WRC News Race to run the FIA takes an interesting turn The race to become FIA president has taken what could be a decisive turn, with British motorsport supremo David Richards backing Mohammed Ben Sulayem rather… Read more by David Evans December 3, 2021 3 min
WRC News How the two FIA presidential candidates compare Change is coming. In just two months and five days, Jean Todt will depart the role of FIA president. That’s a given. The other nailed… Read more by David Evans October 13, 2021
WRC Features Opinion Why these rally aces should succeed Todt as FIA president Twelve years ago, change was coming. No doubt about it. The World Rally Championship had drifted very definitely into the doldrums. The 2009 season started… Read more by David Evans March 22, 2021 2 min
