Recently appointed interim FIA secretary general, Shaila-Ann Rao, simply allows criticism of her position to roll off the shoulder. Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto conceded that he was ‘concerned’ when the FIA replaced the departing Peter Bayer with Rao who, prior to re-joining the FIA, had been special adviser to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff. An astute lawyer, Rao observed, in conversation with Corriere della Sera, that so much has happened in Formula 1 recently, that she could easily have believes half a year has gone by since she took up her role with the motorsport governing body. 'A few weeks have passed since the beginning of my assignment but it seems to me that six months...
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