DEFINING THE FUTURE
In Sun City, the FIA begun the process of canvassing Member Clubs’ thoughts on the future direction
of the Federation through two workshops dedicated to Vision and Values.
RAISING THE BAR
A record 40 companies exhibited their products and services linked to Mobility and to the Motor
Sport industry over 1000m2 at the FIA MotorEx 2019.
HOLMATRO ANNOUNCED AS FIA
OFFICIAL SUPPLIER
World-class safety and rescue company will provide equipment to FIA World Championship circuits.
STAYING STRONG AND SAFE
The FIA Conference 2019 was brought to a close yesterday with FIA President saluting delegates for their
work in South Africa.
The historic first joint Mobility and Sport FIA Conference was
brought to a close yesterday, with FIA President Jean Todt
paying tribute to the work conducted by Member Clubs across
both pillars.
On the 25th anniversary of the death of F1 legend Ayrton Senna
he also re-emphasised the FIA’s commitment to track and road
safety and introduced a new cross-pillar road safety message
featuring all 20 current Formula 1 drivers.
Opening his remarks to Conference delegates, the FIA President
first thanked host Clubs AASA and its Executive Chairman
Sikkie Kajee, and MSA and its President Anton Roux, before
saying: “The theme of this historic first FIA Conference was
‘Stronger Together’ and looking at what you have achieved this
week in South Africa, I would say you have done the job. I like
to say ‘stop talking, act’ and I think this Conference has been
a good demonstration of that.
Working together has made our
organisation stronger and more effective, and I thank you for that.”
Turning to safety, he said the day could not pass without reflecting
on the loss of Ayrton Senna in a crash at the 1994 San Marino
Grand Prix.
“I would not like to conclude without thinking about what
happened in Imola 25 years ago today,” he said. “In the space
of 24 hours we lost Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna.
“It was a wake-up call,” he said. “Just as we don’t want people
to die on our roads, we do not want to lose anyone taking part
in our beloved sport.
A lot has been done to ensure that, but it
is never enough. We know motor sport is dangerous and for
their invaluable efforts I would like to thank all the people at our
Safety Department and on the Medical Commission.