- Ben Sulayem says he has been victim of smear campaign
- ‘Challenge me and confront me. But don’t fabricate’
Mohammed ben Sulayem, the president of Formula One’s governing body the FIA, has defended historic sexist remarks on his personal website in which he allegedly said he does “not like women who think they are smarter than men” – and revealed that he was subjected to a racist slur as he campaigned to become FIA president.
In an interview, the 62-year-old Emirati – elected to the biggest job in motor sport in December 2021 – vehemently denied claims of misogyny and said he had been the target of an “inhuman” smear campaign.