The energy and electricity in a Formula 1 paddock build slowly over race week. It starts slowly, as Thursday’s Media Day festivities see mostly team members, drivers, team principals, and the assembled media members wandering through the paddock and into the various team hospitality spaces. But by the weekend, the crowds swell and the energy rises, reaching a near-peak in the hours before the Grand Prix.
Yet two hours before the start of the United States Grand Prix this weekend, I found myself on the second floor of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile’s hospitality space, in a quiet office overlooking the paddock.
The office of FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
With two
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