Overview
- An urgent filing in Paris seeks to pause the December 12 vote in Tashkent, with a first hearing scheduled for November 10.
- Under FIA rules, presidential hopefuls must present vice-presidents from all six regions who also sit on the World Motor Sport Council.
- Only Fabiana Ecclestone is eligible from South America and she is on Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s ticket, preventing rivals from completing slates.
- Ben Sulayem is the sole registered candidate after the October 24 deadline, following withdrawals or incomplete entries by others including Tim Mayer and Carlos Sainz Sr.
- The FIA declined comment on the lawsuit and told reporters the process is structured and democratic, while Mayer’s FIA-Forward team backed Villars and said it will support her effort.