Laura Villars, the candidate running against Mohammed Ben Sulayem, is taking legal action against the FIA

A few weeks ago, Mohammed Ben Sulayem essentially sealed his re-election as FIA president through a particularly advantageous rule. As a reminder, the current rules stipulate that each candidate must include six potential vice-presidents for each of the FIA's regions. In this case, Bernie Ecclestone's wife, Fabiana, is currently the only representative the candidates could convince in the South American region. Having declared her support for the incumbent president, she precludes any other valid candidacy.

Thus, after Tim Mayer withdrew his candidacy almost two weeks ago, Laura Villars announced that she would be taking legal action against the FIA ​​in November. "This decision, recognizing the urgency and admissibility of the action, constitutes an important first step in a broader approach aimed at guaranteeing transparency, ethics and democratic pluralism within the FIA, as the presidential nomination process nears its conclusion." This is what we can read in the candidate's communication.

Laura Villars is up in arms, voices are multiplying against the FIA

While the hearing is now officially scheduled for November 10, Laura Villars is also communicating about her multiple attempts to communicate before the start of her legal proceedings. “I have twice attempted to establish a constructive dialogue with the FIA ​​on essential issues such as internal democracy and the transparency of electoral rules, says sheThe responses received were inadequate. I am not acting against the FIA, but to protect it. Democracy is not a threat to the FIA; it is its strength.

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Targeting the presidency of Mohammed Ben Sulayem and his methods since taking office, the Swiss woman primarily wants a drastic change in the functioning of the FIA, in addition to a genuine reopening of the electoral mechanism as it stands. “I will attend this mediation hearing with the same attitude as at the beginning: calm, open, and determined,” Laura Villars affirmsI hope that it will finally lead to a sincere dialogue in service of a more modern, fairer FIA that is closer to its members.

Adopting a discourse relatively similar to that of Tim Mayer, focused on transparency and increased communication with members and other clubs within the FIA, Laura Villars joins the movement initiated by one of her counterparts, taking a more proactive approach. The court decision, now expected, will apparently not prevent Mohammed Ben Sulayem from being re-elected at the end of the year. However, the organization's president's hegemony could well be challenged.