Shaila-Ann Rao will complete a surprise return to F1’s governing bodဣy the FIA after being appointed as Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s presidential advisor.

Rao left her former role at the FIA as interim secretary general for motorsport 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:less than six months 🍌after being appointed in 2022 after help🥃ing to oversee the period of transition after Ben Sulayem took office.

It will mark Rao’s third stint at the FIA, having previously served as the governing body’ꦕs legal director between 2016 and 2018 before moving to Mercedes as a general counsel anꦑd later special advisor to team principal Toto Wolff.

The FIA confirmed Rao will start her new 🦩position on 1 May and that she will advis🔯e Ben Sulayem on “regulatory and commercial matters related to the seven FIA world championships”.

“ඣI am🔴 delighted to welcome back Shaila-Ann Rao to the FIA,” Ben Sulayem said.

“She has an exceptional record in global motor sport and will be a great asset to me and my team as we continue to improve the regulatory and commer൲cial frameworks across all the FIA World Championships benefiting our drivers, teams and FIA Member Clubs.

“She will also advise me on matters related to a🅘ll the FIA World Championship promoters.”

Rao said: “I am looking forward to advising the FIA President across the FIA World Championships and building on the significant progress that h💦as already been made during his Presidential term strengthening the Championships’ regulatory and commercial frameworks.

“The FIA holds a unique place in global sport, and I am excited to support the FIA at this time🅺 and to help the FIA President deliver an even stronger future for motor sport.”

Rao was at centre of F1 cost cap row

Rao found herself at the centre of Red Bull’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 cost cap controversy after the team were168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: penalised for breaching the $145m spending limit for 2021.

Red Bull expressed their worꦚries that confidential information aboutꦐ breaches of the cost cap had been leaked to rival teams as early as the Singapore Grand Prix.

"The accusations made in S🍸ingapore were extremely upsetting for every single member of staff, all our partners, everyone involved within Red Bul🌳l," said Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.

"Obviously, any form of leakage is hugely worrying.🌳 It's something that we expect to be followed up.”

Red Bull m💖otorsport advisor Helmut Marko said it was “st🎶range” how the leaks had emerged, alluding to the involvement of Rao in overseeing the process

Rao’s previous links to Mercedes raised some concern from rival F1 teams but the F♒IA strenuously denied that any leaks over the cost cap came from within their organisation and said such insinuations were completely baseless.

In April 2023, the that Rao wrote a letter accusing Ben Sulꦜayem of sexist behaviour prior to her departure in December 2022.