FIA to probe Mercedes for conflict of interest

Toto Wolff. Pic/AFP

Motor sport's governing body, the FIA, is to launch an investigation into a potential conflict of interest believed to centre on Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff and his wife Susie, who works for Formula One Management (FOM), the body announced on Tuesday.

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Without naming any names or teams, the FIA said it was "aware of media speculation centred on the allegation of information of a confidential nature."

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