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F1 drivers excited as pressure builds on FIA president

May 16 Formula 1 drivers admit they are excited at the prospect of a management change right at the top of the sport. Highly controversial FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem looks set to be challenged in December's presidential elections – by none other than Williams driver Carlos Sainz's rallying legend father, 63-year-old Carlos Sainz. 'Obviously I'm biased,' Sainz, 30, smiled to Spanish reporters at Imola. 'But if there's anyone who can take the politics out of this, it's my father. 'He's guided by common sense.' As a collective, the F1 drivers have been enraged by the extreme driver behaviour guidelines overseen by Ben Sulayem – including draconian penalties for things...
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