Lewis Hamilton says F1 hard to trust with no accountability in the sport – BBC Sport

Lewis Hamilton says there is “no transparency and no accountability” in Formula 1 as the sport continues to be rocked by off-track wrangles.The seven-time champion appeared to conflate controversies involving governing body the FIA and the behaviour of Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.Speaking before this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, Hamilton said: “With the FIA, things happening behind closed doors, there is no accountability and the fans need that.”He added: “How can you trust the sport and what is happening here if you don’t have that?”Hamilton praised F1 Academy director Susie Wolff for taking legal action against the FIA following its controversial conflict of interest inquiry into her last year.Wolff announced her legal case, which is believed to be one of defamation against a number of senior figures within the FIA, on the same day as the organisation’s ethics committee cleared its president of claims he interfered with races in Saudi Arabia and Las Vegas last year.Asked whether Mohammed Ben Sulayem still had Hamilton’s confidence as FIA president, Hamilton said: “(He) never has.”The Mercedes driver added: “I am incredibly proud of Susie. She is so brave and she stands for such great values and she is such a leader.

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