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In the Driver’s Seat
Off-track turmoil a distraction from a stunning Formula One season
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen celebrating after winning the Qatar Grand Prix.
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While the on-track action in Formula One these days continues to thrill with the closeness of qualifying times and some pretty decent racing, matters behind the scenes threaten to move the sport closer to conflict with its governing body.
There is little love lost between Formula One Management (FOM), the body tasked by F1 owner Liberty Media with running the business of the sport, and the International Automobile Federation (FIA), whose job is to govern it.
