Mayer confirms he is running for FIA presidency

American Tim Mayer has announced he is opinionated for nan presidency of nan FIA - motorsport's governing body.

The 59-year-old will tally against incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who sacked him arsenic a Formula 1 steward past November.

Mayer said his determination to guidelines successful December's predetermination was "not personal" but he felt nan FIA could "do amended for nan personnel clubs, for nan motorsport community".

Mayer has agelong acquisition successful motorsport, having worked for 15 years arsenic a title steward successful F1 and successful elder activity positions successful championships successful nan US, including Indycar, nan International Motor Sports Association and nan American Le Mans sports car series.

"I tin bring worth to our stakeholders, whether they are mini clubs successful under-served regions, aliases whether it's nan Formula 1 track," he said. "I'm arsenic comfortable successful some places.

"And arsenic overmuch arsenic I travel from motorsport, I've spent nan past six months educating myself connected nan mobility broadside and what that opportunity is.

"To me, actually, that's nan larger opportunity - nan opportunity to person a world effect for sustainability, for accessibility, and for information each astir nan world."

Ben Sulayem was elected president successful December 2021.

He sacked Mayer past twelvemonth aft representing nan Circuit of nan Americas successful a "right of review" proceeding into a good levied connected nan way pursuing a crowd penetration astatine nan extremity of past year's US Grand Prix.

Mayer told BBC Sport nan Emirati had felt that an constituent successful nan correct of reappraisal proceeding "was a individual onslaught connected him".

Asked whether he was assured he would beryllium capable to muster capable support to make nan predetermination a contest, Mayer added: "The extremity is to spell to nan clubs and show to them that location is simply a viable alternative."