THe FIA elections are this year. Is MBS getting the boot? Or is it this way until 2029?
For context, MBS has been a rather unpopular FIA president after he took over from Jean Todt in 2021. He's been widely regarded as a man who oversteps his boundaries, and one the major thing against him was the "no swearing, no personal opinions, no political statements, don't criticize the FIA" rule changes, meaning some drivers in 2025 might get as many penalty points as Lord Mahaveer during his first and last F2 season.
The last time an FIA president was this unpopular, to my knowledge, was Jean-Marie Balestre's reign of terror. For those who are unaware, he was heavily involved in the FISA-FOCA War of the early 80s, abused his power to give Prost the F1 title in 1989, and was responsible for the infamous 3.5-liter formula that effectively killed Group C endurance racing. Heard him being called "Balls-estre" by some people.