FIA president Jean Todt and FIA Medical Commission president Gerard Saillant are suing former Grand Prix driver Philippe Streiff.
Streiff, who was paralysed in a 1989 pre-season crash when his AGS flew off the track in Brazil, already attracted controversy a few months ago with comments about Michael Schumacher's condition, which prompted a denial from the seven-times champion’s management.
Thursday, he attacked Jean Todt for his handling of the report about Jules Bianchi's terrible crash in Japan last year. In an official statement issued by the FIA, Todt and Pr. Saillant described Steiff’s comments as "insulting and defamatory" and "malicious". The press release read: “In view of the seriousness of this deliberate attack on their reputations, they have had to ask their lawyers to lodge a complaint for public defamation and insult so that the circulation of Philippe Streiff’s statements is stopped immediately and sanctioned in an appropriate manner. They find it regrettable that this incident only serves to add to the suffering of Jules Bianchi’s family, for whom they would like to reiterate their support.”
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