Mohammed Ben Sulayem reveals he had to deal with a patent infringement court case and a $20 million deficit in his first year as the FIA president:
Ben Sulayem became the successor to Jean Todt in last December’s election, and arrived at motor racing’s governing body in the days after the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
In the end the matter was settled, but it still took a lot of Ben Sulayem’s focus in the weeks after he took over the presidency. “It was a big burden on my shoulders, because as president, it would have affected us in a very legal, financial way. Now it’s behind us, and the halo is patented to the FIA, so that’s good.”Sulayem also says that adding to his difficulties over recent months was clearing a cash deficit at the governing body.
Ben Sulayem added: “We never had a CEO for 118 years. And if we want to deal with the challenges that's going on, I cannot go and micromanage. Ben Sulayem says he has learned a lot during his first year in charge, but thinks the process of improving will never stop.
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