Drivers Furious at Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the Most Hated Man in F1 History

Three incidents. Three drivers. One pattern that's impossible to ignore. From Lewis Hamilton being forced to remove his earrings — and then wearing every ring he owned in protest — to Max Verstappen getting reprimanded for a single swear word, to Hamilton and Charles Leclerc being disqualified from the 2023 US Grand Prix because their car's plank was 1mm too thin. Each time, the FIA drew the line. Each time, the driver paid the price. And each time, the line moved later. But this goes deeper than three controversial decisions. Under FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the governing body has seen a deputy president resign, faced accusations of gagging orders from Motorsport UK, and was challenged by Formula One's own legal department over interference. In this video, we trace the pattern from earrings to words to championship points — and ask the question: when the institution enforcing the rules loses everyone's trust, what's left? 🔔 Subscribe for more F1 deep dives #F1 #Formula1 #FIA #LewisHamilton #MaxVerstappen #MohammedBenSulayem