In a bold move, Susie Wolff takes legal action against the FIA amidst controversy, demanding transparency and accountability in Formula 1.
Toto Wolff asserts that his wife, Susie, is intent on “holding accountable” after launching a legal challenge against Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA.
On the eve of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, the director of the F1 Academy revealed she had filed a criminal complaint against the FIA following a controversial investigation into a conflict of interest allegation involving her in December.
The FIA initiated but quickly dropped an investigation into magazine claims that rival teams had raised concerns about her relationship with her husband, the Mercedes F1 team principal, presenting a conflict of interest in the sport.
Lewis Hamilton praised Wolff’s “brave” action on Thursday and criticized Formula 1 for lacking “any transparency and any accountability.”
“First and foremost, Susie is a strong woman, she doesn’t tolerate anything unjustified, from anyone and has always stood by her beliefs and values, and that’s the case here,” Toto Wolff stated today.
“She’s very level-headed and pragmatic about this. She believes a mistake has been made and that the court needs to hear this. Nothing will deter her from this path. That’s just how she is.”
“It’s a fact that we’ve talked about cases of non-transparency and various other factors that are simply not great all year. That’s what Lewis was referring to.”
“We should be talking about the wonders of the sport and not these other issues, but it needs to be pointed out.”
Wolff said it was crucial that such matters are not “swept under the carpet.”
“I believe Susie started this process several months ago, she’s done it with a lot of diligence as far as I’m concerned, and it will go through to the end.”
“I think what matters most to her is finding out what happened, making people take responsibility, and not letting things be swept under the carpet. I think we, as a sport, need to do that in all areas, whether it’s Susie’s case or that of other teams.”
“Overall, this sport has such a massive platform and is doing very well. Maybe sometimes we need to take it out of our sport’s jurisdiction and bring it into the real world and see how it fares.”
Asked if he thought this would be a defining moment for the sport, Wolff replied: “No, I don’t think there’s a defining moment for the sport.”
“I just think at some point, we shouldn’t just take these hits and accept them in all areas, to make this sport as transparent as it should be given its significance in the world.”
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