The wife of Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says she has filed a criminal complaint in the French courts “in relation to statements made about me” by Formula 1’s governing body. Susie Wolff is an employee of F1’s management group as director of the all-female series F1 Academy.
FILE - Susie Wolff, current managing director of the F1 Academy arrives at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Thursday, March 2, 2023. Susie Wolff, the wife of Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said Wednesday, March 20, 2024 she has filed a criminal complaint in the French courts “in relation to statements made about me” by Formula 1’s governing body.
The probe began after a report in BusinessF1 magazine that rival team executives raised concerns about whether Toto and Susie Wolff passed on information discussed in private meetings. Susie Wolff reports to F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali.they’d lodged a complaint to the governing body. The FIA has consistently said that it can only launch an investigation if a complaint is filed to its compliance or ethics committees.
The FIA has resisted calls to investigate Red Bull Racing and team principal Christian Horner over allegations of misconduct made against Horner by a team employee. Red Bull’s parent company cleared Horner of any wrongdoing and his accuser has been suspended by the team. All along, the FIA said it needed a complaint against Horner to be filed to look into the matter. Horner’s accuser has recently. But because the compliance and ethics committees act independently and at arm’s length of the FIA, any investigation would be handled by those bodies.
Ben Sulayem would not be involved in any investigation into Red Bull or Horner — if an investigation has even been launched. The FIA has not confirmed it received a complaint from Horner’s accuser and instead noted that compliance and ethics “operate autonomously, guaranteeing strict confidentially throughout the process.F1 returns to competition this weekend at the Australian Grand Prix, the third race of the season, and all focus has been on Red Bull, Horner and the team’s continued dominance.
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