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F1 in the spotlight again for all the wrong reasons
For the third Formula 1 Grand Prix in a row, controversies off the track are threatening to overshadow the almost predictable action on it
Yuki Tsunoda of Japan, driver of RB, the team previously known as AlphaTauri steers his car during the second practice session of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, March 22, 2024

NEWS this week ahead of the Australian Grand Prix that the FIA’s ethics committee had cleared its president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, from “interference of any kind” at two F1 events last year was followed quickly by a social media post from Susie Wolff, who is director of the all-female series F1 Academy and also married to Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff, announcing that she had filed a criminal complaint in the French courts against the sport’s governing body for statements made about her in December.

It’s all against the backdrop of ongoing furore surrounding Red Bull Racing and its team principal Christian Horner.

The off-track issues continue at Red Bull Racing, where a recently suspended team employee has exercised the right to appeal Red Bull’s clearance of alleged misconduct by Horner and filed a formal complaint with the FIA.

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