Vatanen to contest FIA presidency

ARI VATANEN has confirmed he is to run for the presidency of the FIA, believing “the time has come for a change”.

Sat, 11 Jul, 2009 - 01:00
Ian Parkes, Nurburgring

The 1981 World Rally champion, and four-time winner of the Paris-Dakar Rally, has spent the last 10 years working as a member of the European Parliament.

Vatanen’s background stands him in good stead as a strong candidate, bearing in mind his particular fields of interest as an MEP were road and traffic safety, transportation logistics and mobility.

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