Lewis Hamilton praised Susie Wolff for lodging a complaint against the FIA after the past winter investigation, saying that her “standing up is a great message” for the sport.
Susie Wolff and her husband Toto were investigated back in December by the FIA as it was suspected there could be a conflict of interest between the two.
However, the whole paddock denied those complaints against the Wolffs, thus the FIA had to stop the investigation. Susie now decided to lodge a criminal complaint and received Hamilton’s support.
“In a world where often people are silenced, for her to be standing up sends such a great message. I love that she’s taking it out of this world, filling it from outside, because there is a real lack of accountability here within this sport, within the FIA.
“Things that are happening behind closed doors, there is no transparency, there is clearly no accountability.
“How can you trust the sport, and what is happening here if you don’t have that?
“Hopefully, this stand that she’s taken now will create change, have a positive impact, and especially for women.
“We’re living in the time where the message is ‘If you file a complaint, you’ll be fired.’ That is a terrible narrative to be projecting to the world.
“So, especially when we’re talking about inclusivity here in the sport, we need to make sure that we’re staying true to the core values here.”