Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the FIA president, is facing a revolt from within after Motorsport UK threatened legal action against the organisation because of what it called an “erosion of accountability and good governance” under his stewardship.

The FIA have been threatened with legal action by Motorsport UK after its chair was barred from a recent meeting.

Motorsport UK chair David Richards has accused FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem of broken promises; Ben Sulayem, who has been involved in a number of controversies since he took to the helm of the FIA,

The head of Motorsport UK, David Richards have threatened the FIA with legal action after being controversially barred from attending a WMSC meeting.

Motorsport UK chairman David Richards has taken aim at FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, threatening legal action unless he addresses what Richards called the “erosion of accountability and good governance within the FIA.