Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the FIA president, is facing a revolt from within after Motorsport UK threatened legal action against the organisation because of what it called an “erosion of accountability and good governance” under his stewardship.

It's been troubled times within the FIA as of late. With its President Mohammed Ben Sulayem and his administration of the motorsport governing body being brought into question time and time again, now Dave Richards CBE,

David Richards, chairman of Motorsport UK, sharply criticized FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s leadership for poor governance and lack of transparency. This critique followed the controversial imposition of a confidentiality agreement.

Motorsport UK chair David Richards has accused FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem of broken promises; Ben Sulayem, who has been involved in a number of controversies since he took to the helm of the FIA,

Richards, a prominent Formula 1 figure, decried an "erosion of accountability and good governance" after he and FIA deputy president for motorsport Robert Reid were excluded from a recent World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) meeting for refusing a strict non-disclosure agreement (NDA).

Mohammed Ben Sulayem has released a passionate statement explaining that the F1 75 Live launch event ‘has triggered lots of positive discussions on the future of the sport’. The comments come after the FIA was booed when their logo was shown on screen during the event.