The FIA has confirmed the approval of controversial rule changes that increase the power of president Mohammed Ben Sulayem; both the FIA ethics and audit committees have had their powers stripped back, giving greater control to Ben Sulayem
The changes mean the FIA ethics committee will now only carry out an initial assessment to determine whether an in-depth investigation is necessary. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and the president of the senate, Carmelo Sanz De Barros, will have the power to decide whether to take further action on any ethics complaints.