A recent update to the FIA rules and regulations will no longer allow senior figures and key presidents from motorsport’s governing body to sign with Formula One teams immediately after leaving the FIA, as they will now have to wait at least six months before joining a team.
The new article 9.17 of the International Sporting Code now includes limitations which apply to FIA presidents and deputy presidents of sport who decide to hand in their resignation and therefore leave the FIA.
“A competitor entered in a FIA championship may not engage or use the services of a former president of the FIA or a former FIA deputy president for sport (whether as an employee, independent contractor, consultant, or otherwise) until six months have elapsed since the date that they ceased to hold the post of president or deputy president for sport (as applicable), and in any event the aforementioned competitor may not, without time limit, obtain, benefit from or use confidential information obtained by a former president of the FIA or a former president-delegate for sport of the FIA during their mandate,” informs the recent amendment.
Jean Todt is currently the sole living former FIA president, after having left his position last years following more than a decade in the role.
Ahead of his experience as FIA president, Jean Todt had a successful period as Team Principal and later chief executive officer at Ferrari: during his time in Maranello, the Frenchman won 14 Drivers’ and Constructors’ championships.
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The FIA’s updated International Sporting Code, which takes effect from January 1st, 2023, also includes a ban on the unauthorised display of “political, religious and personal statements” by F1 drivers.
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