Despite the headline news about his 'sadomasochistic orgy' sex video, Max Mosley has no plans of stepping down as the FIA head. He has just issued an apology
for the embarrassment this has caused the FIA, but remains committed to remain in his current role of president of the organization. He blames this on a 'covert' operation that's out to discredit him. In the apology letter, Mosley writes:
"From information provided to me by an impeccable high-level source close to the UK police and security services, I understand that over the last two weeks or so, a covert investigation of my private life and background has been undertaken by a group specialising in such things, for reasons and clients as yet unknown...
I have had similar but less well-sourced information from France.
"Regrettably you are now familiar with the results of this covert investigation and I am very sorry if this has embarrassed you or the club. Not content with publicising highly personal and private activities, which are, to say the least, embarrassing, a British tabloid newspaper published the story with the claim that there was some sort of Nazi connotation to the matter. This is entirely false.
"It is against the law in most countries to publish details of a person's private life without good reason. The publications by The News of the World are a wholly unwarranted invasion of my privacy and I intend to issue legal proceedings against the Newspaper in the UK and other jurisdictions."
Here is what some close to the situation are saying:
Jody Scheckter: "There is absolutely no question in my mind that Mosley should resign. From a purely motor racing point of view you can't have somebody like this running the sport or any other sport come to that. I really think he ought to go and I would like to see the press having a concerted campaign to persuade him to do just that."
Unidentified FIA spokesman: "We understand that Mr. Mosley had originally planned to attend Bahrain but is currently unavailable due to consultation with lawyers, and we cannot confirm his plans,"
Bernie Ecclestone: "He shouldn't go [to Bahrain], should he? The problem is he would take all the ink away from the race and put it on something which, honestly and truly, is nobody else's business anyway. .... What Max should do is what he thinks is right because it is only him that's involved, not the FIA. He must do what he believes, in his heart of hearts, is the right thing."
More on this story here and here.
"Regrettably you are now familiar with the results of this covert investigation and I am very sorry if this has embarrassed you or the club. Not content with publicising highly personal and private activities, which are, to say the least, embarrassing, a British tabloid newspaper published the story with the claim that there was some sort of Nazi connotation to the matter. This is entirely false.
"It is against the law in most countries to publish details of a person's private life without good reason. The publications by The News of the World are a wholly unwarranted invasion of my privacy and I intend to issue legal proceedings against the Newspaper in the UK and other jurisdictions."
Here is what some close to the situation are saying:
Jody Scheckter: "There is absolutely no question in my mind that Mosley should resign. From a purely motor racing point of view you can't have somebody like this running the sport or any other sport come to that. I really think he ought to go and I would like to see the press having a concerted campaign to persuade him to do just that."
Unidentified FIA spokesman: "We understand that Mr. Mosley had originally planned to attend Bahrain but is currently unavailable due to consultation with lawyers, and we cannot confirm his plans,"
Bernie Ecclestone: "He shouldn't go [to Bahrain], should he? The problem is he would take all the ink away from the race and put it on something which, honestly and truly, is nobody else's business anyway. .... What Max should do is what he thinks is right because it is only him that's involved, not the FIA. He must do what he believes, in his heart of hearts, is the right thing."
More on this story here and here.
ateixeira says:
08:19 AM, 04/ 2/08
Still sounds like he's taking none of the blame himself.
And if there is no Nazi angle, then why all the rants in German and the costumes?
This is a very weak denial. Impeach him.