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FIA removes presidential term limits after Macau vote

Jun.26 Mohammed Ben Sulayem can now remain FIA president beyond the previous 12-year limit after the governing body's members voted overwhelmingly to scrap presidential term limits. The controversial proposal was approved at the FIA's extraordinary general assembly in Macau, with an FIA spokesman confirming more than 90 percent of members voted in favour. The move removes the three four-year term limit introduced under former FIA president Jean Todt after his predecessor, Max Mosley, served from 1993 to 2009. Critics had argued the changes could allow Ben Sulayem to remain in office indefinitely. Just before the vote, former FIA deputy president Robert Reid wrote on LinkedIn: 'The FIA...
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