FIA proposal to end presidency term limits approved

FIA proposal to end presidency term limits approvedImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been FIA president since December 2021ByAndrew BensonF1 CorrespondentPublished6 minutes agoFormula 1's governing body the FIA has passed a proposal to end term limits for its president by a majority of more than 90%.The move to end the previous limit of three four-year terms was proposed by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.A vote of FIA member clubs at the organisation's general assembly in Macau on Thursday approved the proposal by a majority of 90.71%, sources have told BBC Sport.An FIA spokesperson was not immediately able to confirm the figure, saying they were still going through the votes.The move allows Ben Sulayem, 64, to continue as president beyond the 12-year limit.Currently, there is an age restriction of 70 for anyone standing for FIA president, but sources with knowledge of Ben Sulayem's intentions say he plans to make a subsequent move to eradicate that as well.His intention, they say, is to serve as president for life.The FIA has been approached for comment on that issue.Austrian GP declared heat-hazard race amid heatwavePublished3 hours agoThe FIA has previously justified the move to end term limits by saying it was to "establish a consistent approach to tenure across all FIA bodies, similar to what currently exists for the world councils and the senate".Other FIA roles that formerly had term limits included the president of the anti-doping committee, and the head of the F1 cost-cap committee.When the plan to remove term limits was first revealed by BBC Sport, the FIA did not provide a specific answer to a question as to why it was decided to abolish term limits for all posts, rather than instate them for those that did not currently have them.However, a spokesperson pointed to the NFL in the US, saying Roger Goodell had been commissioner since 2006 and had "transformed the sport into a global brand and...