There’s a dissatisfaction brewing between Formula 1 and the FIA. And it is about money. And it is colouring everything. As always in such matters, personal dynamics assume huge significance and those between Mohammed bin Sulayem and Stefano Domenicali are key. Ross Brawn, John Elkann and Dietrich Matesitchz will play into this too.
It’s difficult not to see the current petty stand off about drivers wearingjewellery with Lewis Hamilton as a proxy argument between FIA president bin Sulayem and F1, with Hamilton caught in the crossfire. It’s about establishing authority and control. Hamilton’s initial reaction was to text