FIA vice president for sport, Mohammed Bin Sulayem, is a fan of MINI's John Cooper Works WRC after he recently had the opportunity to test it. Bin Sulayem is a multiple Middle East rally champion who tested Prodrive's WRC version of the JCW Countryman at the company’s private test facility in Warwickshire, United Kingdom. The FIA is the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, the governing and sanctioning body for the FIA World Driver's Championship.
[Source:
wrc.com]
