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Who oversees the FIA?
The FIA, or Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, is the global governing body for motorsport, including Formula 1. It sets the rules and enforces them, making it the ultimate authority in the sport. There's no higher independent body to appeal to regarding its decisions, like the 'human error' in Singapore.
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