Mohammed ben Sulayem will attend the Bahrain Grand Prix despite pledging to take a back seat in the day-to-day running of Formula 1.
The FIA president wrote a letter to F1 chiefs earlier this week to announce he would be taking on a more "strategic" role, which meant that he will no longer play such a major part in the sport's governance. Nicholas Tombazis will now be the organisation's direct contact.
The governing body insists it was always the plan. However, it did not go unnoticed that the move came after a few weeks in which it – and Ben Sulayem in particular – were subject to much increased scrutiny.
