FIA statues dictate members of the world motorsport council “might attend any assembly” and “have the proper to vote”.
Reid and Richards each refused to remark when approached by BBC Sport.
An FIA spokesperson stated: “As is routine in all organisations, together with the BBC, the FIA implements procedures together with non-disclosure agreements to make sure confidential relationships between all events, to safeguard private data, and to guard our regulatory pursuits.
“Unauthorised disclosure of confidential data undermines our skill to completely fulfil our mission and adversely impacts our capabilities to generate revenues to help our member golf equipment in our shared goal of rising motorsport participation, rising accessibility, and cultivating innovation.
“The steps we’ve taken to protect confidentiality have been overwhelmingly supported by a brilliant majority of WMSC members.”
Emirati Ben Sulayem has been the topic of a collection of controversies since he took workplace in December 2021, together with round his views on women, his approach to F1, modifications to the statutes reducing accountability, the dismissal of a number of senior figures and rule changes regarding F1 drivers’ public behaviour.
Reid was a key member of Ben Sulayem’s presidential crew however the Scot, a former rally co-driver, has fallen out of favour with the FIA president.
Ben Sulayem has, more and more, in latest months complained about what he perceives as a bias towards him by the British media, and Reid seems to have been lumped in with this in his thoughts.
Richards additionally supported Ben Sulayem within the election in 2021, however was vocal in his opposition to the statute changes introduced last December.
Ben Sulayem is working for re-election on the finish of his first time period in December this 12 months. No-one has but put themselves ahead to face towards him.
FIA insiders have speculated Ben Sulayem’s actions on the NDA might be based in fears that detrimental tales might seem within the media, or as a result of he’s planning additional modifications to the statutes at this June’s Basic Meeting that will make it troublesome for anybody to face towards him within the election.
