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World body rules in favour of FMSCI

The FIA’s World Motor Sports Council (WMSC) met in Paris on Wednesday and voted 13-7 in favour of restoring the sporting power

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NEW DELHI: The FIA’s World Motor Sports Council (WMSC) met in Paris on Wednesday and voted 13-7 in favour of restoring the sporting power for four-wheelers in India to the Federation of Motor Sports Council of India.

There were five who stayed away from voting. Since 1999, the MAI has had FIA’s sanction to control the bigger vehicle sport in India. It has been learnt that Motorsports Association of India (MAI) president Nazir Hoosein may go in for an appeal against the decision.

The issue of the dispute over the sporting power in India was to be on the Council’s agenda. Confirmation of the decision is still awaited officially from the international controlling body FIA. 

Ever since the MAI, headed by Hoosein, was formed in 1999, the sport in India has been split in two. The FIA chose to recognise the body despite FMSCI being the Indian government’s official federation. FMSCI continued to control two-wheeler sport but the meaty chunk went to MAI.

Three clear options have been logical all along — a merger, revert power to the FMSCI or persist with MAI. With the April 1 deadline of a merger passing, it was apparent that there was little progress that way. Hoosein is getting increasingly isolated within the fraternity with loyal sponsor MRF also backing away from his flagship event — the INRC.

If the power eventually goes to one body, then Indian motorsports is headed for a dramatic change. Till now one of the major deterrents to sponsors coming to the sport has been the controversy surrounding it.
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