The FIA has instructed an independent audit company to look into its records and show it is above board in its dealings amidst scandals in other global sports.
Football governing body FIFA and athletics' IAAF have been embroiled in separate highly publicised scandals in recent months. The revelations around FIFA have led to wholescale changes for the organisation and the suspension of long-serving president Sepp Blatter.
Over the past weekend there were also shocking revelations around professional tennis and an alleged cover-up of match fixing by top players. In response to this current climate of scandal FIA president Jean Todt has opted to bring in an independent body to ensure motorsport's governing body is leading by example.
"Unfortunately some global sporting organisations have been facing some problems, and I can only be sorry for them," Todt said. "My role as President of the FIA is to run an organisation which is an example and that is what we try to do. Am I comfortable about the way our organisation is structured and run? Yes, I am, and I am very proud of all the people involved with it.
"Saying that, I feel if you are aiming for excellence then you can always try to do better. I have asked a specific audit company to have a look at our organisation, and if they feel they can advise on some improvements, then I'm very happy to take them on board."
Last year Sauber and Force India launched a complaint to the European Union over what they claimed was an "unfair and unlawful" division of revenues in Formula One. Both are also upset that the smaller teams are shut out of the rule-making F1 Strategy Group. The EU has agreed to look into the complaint.