FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem rushed to hospital after suffering a fall as statement released on F1 chief

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FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem had a fall “several days ago” and required medical care ahead of the FIA prize giving in Baku.

It comes as his organisation faces scrutiny following their U-turn to investigate conflict of interest claims made about Toto and Susie Wolff.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem was taken to hospital after a fall ahead of the FIA prize giving in Baku[/caption]

An FIA spokesperson said: “Several days ago the President took (sic) ill and suffered a fall and concussion.

“He received care in hospital and will make a full recovery.”

On December 6th, Ben Sulayem posted on X: “Great first day of the 2023 FIA General Assemblies in Baku, leading global conversations towards a brighter future for mobility and motorsport.”

The post contained a video clip of him walking down some stairs which has since been deleted.

Ben Sulayem has been the centre of a media storm over the past few days over an FIA-launched investigation into Susie and Toto Wolff.

Mercedes boss Wolff and his wife Susie, had been subjected to unprecedented scrutiny following an article citing that rival F1 teams were upset that the latter was working as Managing Director of F1 Academy.

The FIA responded by publicly announcing they were investigating the unsubstantiated claim.

However, it has since been quickly disproved following a display of unity from F1 teams, who released statements saying they had no issue with either’s positions.

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It had been claimed rival team bosses had raised concerns that Wolff was sharing confidential information from her employer Formula One Management (FOM).

While the FIA have now performed a U-turn on their decision and since closed the case, both Toto and Susie Wolff are angry their integrity has been called into question and want an explanation.

A statement from Wolff, who is team principal, CEO and co-owner of the Mercedes F1 team said: “We understand that there is significant media interest in the events of this week.

“We are currently in active legal exchange with the FIA. We await full transparency about what took place and why and have expressly reserved all legal rights.

“Therefore we ask for your understanding that we will not be commenting officially for now, but we will certainly address the matter in due course.”