Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of the Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE, met with FIA President Jean Todt to review motorsport development here, it was announced on Wednesday.
In a press release, officials detailed the outlines of the meeting at FIA headquarters in Geneva, where the two came together to mark 50 years for ATC UAE and the tenth anniversary of Ben Sulayem’s leadership of the organisation.
The two discussed motorsport issues in the UAE, ranging from safety, motorsport’s continued popularity in the Emirates on multiple fronts and the planned launch of the ATCUAE E-Academy. The E-Academy is expected to be the first digital learning programme for officials, parents and competitors. The press release stated a central part of that programme is concussion awareness.
“Concussion is a big issue for all sports, and motorsport needs to play a leading role,” Ben Sulayem said in the release.
Todt was hailed by his Emirati counterpart Ben Sulayem for his 50 years in motorsport competition and administation, as well:
“Jean has enjoyed fifty remarkable years in the sport, as a world champion co-driver, as a successful team manager in Formula One and rallying, as FIA president and of late as a pioneer for road safety,” Ben Sulayem said.
UAE motoring chief Ben Sulayem is set to herald the 26th edition of a race he launched in 1991, the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, next month. One of the UAE’s signature annual motorsport events, the race is the second round of this season’s FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies.
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