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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Giles Richards

Lewis Hamilton: FIA head Mohammed Ben Sulayem has never had my backing

Lewis Hamilton at Albert Park
Lewis Hamilton has said F1 fans need transparency and accountability if they are to ‘trust the sport’. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton has delivered a damning assessment of the leader of Formula One’s governing body, stating he has never had confidence in Mohammed Ben Sulayem and lambasting the FIA and F1 for a lack of accountability.

Speaking before this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, Hamilton criticised the sport’s male-dominated culture and praised Susie Wolff, the managing director of the all-female series the F1 Academy, for standing up for herself in filing a criminal complaint against the governing body over its handling of an investigation into a potential conflict of interest.

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