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Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has called out the FIA over their handling of the investigation into F1 Academy director Susie Wolff and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. The governing body\u2019s probe lasted just two days and was met with staunch opposition from all ten teams on the grid.<\/p>\n
The investigation was sparked off the back of a report from Business F1 magazine, which claimed that some team principals had complained to the FIA regarding some comments made by the Mercedes boss during meetings in the paddock. Given his position as Susie\u2019s husband and her position within the sport, alarm bells were ringing.<\/p>\n
Therefore, the FIA opened an investigation into the pair, prompting an extremely strong response from Susie and coordinated responses from all nine other F1 teams insisting that they had no issues or fears of a conflict of interest. The teams also said that they had not complained to the sport\u2019s governing body about the connection.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Speaking to Motorsport.com about the saga, Vasseur stated: \u201cI think this story is quite embarrassing for our sport. The story started with an article in a newspaper, I don’t know if newspaper is the right word. And I think in this situation when you are speaking about an individual, you have to take care of what you are saying.<\/p>\n
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