PARIS (AP) — FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has picked a longtime partner of Ford to be the auto racing body's new deputy president for sport after the previous official resigned in protest at how the organization is run.
The FIA said Wednesday that Ben Sulayem had nominated Malcolm Wilson, whose company M-Sport has operated Ford's team in the World Rally Championship since 1997. The appointment needs to be confirmed by FIA member organizations in June.
Wilson's appointment comes at a time when Ford is preparing to return to Formula 1 next year as a partner in Red Bull's engine production.