"I wouldn't say I've ruled it out but I think if there's an appropriate candidate that we can support then we will," he added.Īsked whether that meant "Watch this space", Richards replied: "I've been around motorsport all my life, and I know you never say 'never' on anything." Richards, who did not say who had asked him to stand, added there was no need for an immediate decision on the "most appropriate" candidate to support, or whether to join them. "I wait to see how both the current candidates are prepared to acknowledge the things that we think are important and how they are going to respond to those issues." "At the moment, as far we are concerned at Motorsport UK, we're waiting to see. "I was asked to throw my hat into the ring and I'd consider it very carefully," Richards told Reuters after seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton opened Motorsport UK's new headquarters in Bicester.
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Motorsport UK head David Richards said on Thursday he had been asked to stand for president of the International Automobile Federation, Formula One's governing body, and had not ruled anything out.įrenchman Jean Todt, who has been FIA president since 2009, is standing down and an election for his replacement will be held in December.īritish barrister Graham Stoker, Todt's deputy for sport, has already announced his candidacy and list of running mates, as has former rally driver Mohammed ben Sulayem of Dubai. UK motorsport boss David Richards considering FIA presidency bid You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser