Wilson’s FIA calling and swearing -in sanctions affected WRC

It has been a fairly week for the FIA ​​and the World Rally Championship and one that can have a permanent impact on both.

Firstly, A resolution was reached between the World Motorsport Governing Body and World Rally Drivers Alliance (Worda) As a result, stage-end interviews have returned after the Safari rally Kenya Silence, now drivers are no longer afraid of punishment for swearing in the heat of the moment landscape.

It was rapidly followed FIA President Mohammad Ben Suleyam put forward one of the most high-profile figures of WRC at Malcolm Wilson, the founder of the M-Sport-Ford team. As a candidate to make Robert Reid a success in the role of Vice President for the game.

Reid, WRC Stallwart and 2001 co-operative World Champion, Announced its resignation from the role at the beginning of this month citing ‘standard breakdown’ within the organization.,

These two developments come at an important time for WRC. The championship is trying to strengthen themselves and attract new manufacturers through their much awaited 2027 regulations to attract new manufacturers, Announced last DecemberAnd all this is being played outside while the WRC promoter is for sale and There is uncertainty on Hyundai’s participation beyond 2025,

However, the news of an agreement between Varda and FIA about the application of restrictions for contestants using “inappropriate language” has been obtained by the drivers as a positive step, who feel that this opening of communication channels with the FIA ​​may progress further.

“This is very positive, some steps from the FIA ​​to find a solution,” of Hyundai Oat Tanak Told Autosport. “We can trust a little and hopefully for the first step it is quite good and perhaps we can do more improvement in the future. There are many topics for which we want to go, but for now it is a very good step.

“This is what we really need and we need communication between all sides. It is our game at the end of the day, it is not only of FIA, we are playing and there are many others who are associated with it who are giving our lives for us. This is something we all want to do and hope.”

Drivers have been trying to improve the future path of the championship for some time for promotion and clarity. Ben Sulem reiterated his desire to “fix” WRC in the 2025 Monte Carlo opener in January and is confident that the process is going well.

The news is that Wilson can take a deputy position in the FIA, which is subject to a vote at the extraordinary General Assembly and Conference in Macau in June, has also been found with positivity by WRC drivers, who feel that their influence can help improve the series.

M-Sport founder and former British rally champion, Wilson, is considered highly considered by those at the WRC Service Park and first worked with Ben Sulem who competed in the M-Sport-made machinery during his own rally career.

“I don’t think you will find anyone with the level of experience that Malcolm clearly as a driver and team owner and in its business and business side. He has got a treasure of experience and if it moves forward I wish him all the best,” East M-Sport Driver and Current WRC points leader Elephin Evans Told Autosport.

“I think this is clear, in fact some difficult decisions and some immediate decisions are going to be done. I would say that they will be right to be fair to the road of Malcolm and I think it will be one of their strength.”

Another former M-Sport driver, Tanak said: “I think the rally is in a difficult place, in which all the stories are going on with all the stories.

“Certainly some light will help do a lot in the technical side and publicity side at the end of the tunnel. There are many things that we should have already improved a lot of time ago. I think someone feels direct and strong as strong as he (Malcolm) may help. But I don’t know what it is going to happen.”

Wilson admitted to being “very surprising” by enrollment and when he knows that the role focuses on all motorsport, he prevents a passion to help improve the rally. This is the passion that has inspired him to accept enrollment despite finishing a turbulent period.

Wilson told Autosport, “I am honored to be nominated and this is not something I ever guessed.”

“I have done a lot of work with Mohammed and I know he wants to see the rally as a success, and there is nothing I want because it is my life, and if I can find a way to help, it would be great.

“This (FIA role) is a very difficult task, no question, but as I said that this (motorsport) has been my life and I have a lot of passion for this great game, and I want to see where it was.

“If you look at staunch fans then they are still there and it still gives me some encouragement, but we need to take the next step and somehow it was how it was to get it back.”