Robert Reid, deputy president for sport at the FIA, has resigned over what he describes as “a fundamental breakdown in governance standards within motorsport’s global governing body”.

The Scot was a key member of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s leadership team when the Emirati was elected in 2021 but the pair have since fallen out amid a series of controversies surrounding the FIA president.

Reid said in a statement that he was experiencing “growing alarm over critical decisions being made without due process or proper consultation”.

“When I took on this role, it was to serve the FIA’s members, not to serve power,” Reid said.