Ben Sulayem: World association confirms investigation into influence peddling. FIA ethicists would now examine these allegations "as is usual in these cases, so that due process is strictly followed" The BBC had previously reported, citing an informant, that a time penalty against Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso had been withdrawn at the Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia last year.
The 62-year-old from Dubai is said to have demanded in the preseason that the new race track in Las Vegas be denied approval.