The FIA has abolished term limits for the president of the motorsport governing body, removing the restriction on how long the incumbent can remain in office.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
The decision was confirmed by the FIA following a General Assembly meeting in Macau ahead of this weekend\u2019s Austrian Grand Prix.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Under the previous regulations, the president could serve a maximum of three four-year terms.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
This limit was reached by Jean Todt, who stepped down from the presidency in 2021 and was succeeded by Mohammed Ben Sulayem.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
He was re-elected in 2025 after facing no opposition, ensuring he will remain in office for another four years before the next election takes place in 2029.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
It was expected to be the final time Ben Sulayem could stand for the position; however, that will no longer be the case following the latest changes.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
A vote of FIA member clubs was held on Thursday, in which the rule was pushed through, among various other changes to its statutes.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cThe decisions approved by our Members here today reflect the continued progress we are making together as a Federation,\u201d said Ben Sulayem.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough stronger governance, financial discipline and a clear long-term vision, we are building an FIA that is better equipped to support our Members, strengthen our championships, and deliver for motorsport and mobility worldwide.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cThese outcomes are the result of collaboration across our global community.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we look ahead, we remain focused on creating new opportunities, increasing participation, advancing innovation, and ensuring the FIA continues to grow as a strong, sustainable and trusted federation for the future.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The FIA has abolished term limits for the president of the motorsport governing body, removing the restriction on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":609589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,827,830,828,831,829,826,813,823,825,806,805,824,803,804,822,85],"class_list":["post-759621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-daniel-ricciardo","tag-f1-calendar","tag-f1-live","tag-f1-results","tag-f1-standings","tag-ferrari","tag-formula-1","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-max-verstappen","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motorsport","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-racing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=759621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/609589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=759621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=759621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=759621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}