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After the FIA announced they are dropping their investigation, Susie Wolff says she “might have been collateral damage in an unsuccessful attack on somebody else”.
On Thursday the FIA announced they are dropping their investigation into Toto and Susie Wolff’s alleged conflict of interest.
The story has garnered much attention earlier this week, and it remains unclear what prompted the FIA to start the investigation in the first place.
Many believe the whole situation was started because of a personal grudge between Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff and FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
After the FIA announced the investigation has been dropped, Susie Wolff issued a statement in which she noted there might be truth to that theory.
“My first reaction was: ‘Is that it?’,” Susie said.
“For two days, insinuations have been made about my integrity in public and through background briefings, but nobody from the FIA has spoken to me directly.
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“I might have been collateral damage in an unsuccessful attack on somebody else, or the target of a failed attempt to discredit me personally, but I have worked too hard to have my reputation called into question by an unfounded press release.
“We have come a long way as a sport. I was extremely thankful for the unified support of the Formula 1 teams.
“I have worked with so many passionate women and men at F1 and the FIA, who have the very best interests of our sport at heart.
“However, this episode has so far taken place without transparency or accountability. I have received online abuse about my work and my family.
“I will not allow myself to be intimated and intend to follow up until I have found out who has instigated this campaign and misled the media.
“What happened this week is simply not good enough. As a sport, we must demand, and we deserve, better,” Wolff concluded.
