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Sulayem: Fabiana Ecclestone chosen on merit – not a proxy for Bernie

Newly elected FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem insists Fabiana Ecclestone owes her appointment as vice-president of sport to her merits and experience, not to the fact that she is the spouse of former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. In last Friday's presidential election, Sulayem defeated Britain's Graham Stoker with over 61% of the votes, but the Emirati's list of fellow officials included Fabiana Ecclestone as one of seven regional FIA vice-presidents for sport, with South America assigned to the Brazilian who has been married to Ecclestone since 2012. The nomination predictably raised a few eyebrows, with social media chiming in and suggesting that the 44-year-old former marketing...
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