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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Giles Richards

Susie Wolff files criminal complaint against Formula One governing body

Susie Wolff, the managing director of the all-female series the F1 Academy
Susie Wolff has taken legal action against the FIA following its inquiry into her last year. Photograph: Antonin Vincent/DPPI/Shutterstock

Susie Wolff, the managing director of the all-female series the F1 Academy, has filed a criminal complaint against Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, over allegations made last year against her and her husband, the Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, which were found to be unsubstantiated.

Wolff and her husband were the subject of a conflict-of-interest investigation brought by the FIA in December 2023, after an allegation that confidential information was being passed between a team member and a member of the sport’s owner Formula One Management (FOM). It was centred on Toto Wolff and his wife, who is in charge of the F1 Academy, the series which is owned and run by FOM.

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