The promoter of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix believes the Formula One Promoters' Association (FOPA) needs to learn lessons from the media storm it created with its open letter to Formula One bosses.
FOPA, which represents 16 of F1's 21 race promoters including Azerbaijan, issued a statement to the press last week that appeared to list concerns about the way the sport is being run. The statement was circulated to the press following a meeting of FOPA, and ahead of Formula One's annual presentation to promoters the following day.
Arif Rahimov, executive director of Baku City Circuit, was present at both meetings, but said the way in which the FOPA letter was reported was not in line with the message he had hoped it would convey.