Overview
- The FIA published a final list of 29 people eligible for World Motor Sport Council roles that includes only one South American, Brazil’s Fabiana Ecclestone, who is already on Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s slate.
- Election rules require presidential tickets to name seven vice-presidents for sport drawn from that list with strict regional quotas, and no individual may appear on more than one ticket.
- Rivals Tim Mayer, Laura Villars and Virginie Philippot have not presented complete teams before the October 24 submission deadline, with Africa’s two eligible figures publicly aligned with the incumbent and Rodrigo Rocha named on his list.
- The FIA says members had from mid-June until September to submit WMSC candidatures and that the administration was available for clarifications, with no mechanism to add new names after the deadline.
- Villars says her legal team has opened formal exchanges with the FIA over alleged inconsistencies with the statutes and is weighing judicial options, as Ben Sulayem could be confirmed for a second term on December 12 in Tashkent if no valid rival lists are filed.