Overview
- An FIA spokesperson has confirmed a proposal to change statutes will be debated and put to a vote at the FIA General Assembly in Macau on 23–25 June 2026.
- The plan would lift existing term limits that now restrict presidents and other officeholders to three four-year terms, replacing that ceiling with a uniform approach across FIA bodies.
- The draft changes also tighten candidacy rules by adding an experience requirement and moving the deadline to submit a six‑person vice‑presidential slate from 49 days to 100 days before a vote.
- Critics including Tim Mayer say the measures would concentrate power and block challengers, and a potential candidate, Laura Villars, is taking the FIA’s election procedures to court in France.
- If adopted the rules could let current president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and other officials remain in office longer, require member associations to approve the change, and reshape who can lead FIA committees such as anti‑doping and the F1 cost‑cap panel.