Mosley, who has now been retired from his post for six months, has criticised Di Montezemolo after dismissing suggestions the FIA favoured Ferrari during his time in office.
“Luca is very, very good with people and he’s certainly a very personable, pleasant person,” said Mosley. “But in my opinion he’s also a very weak character, so he’s easily led.”
Mosley also claims Ferrari would “fail” is they competed on an equal financial footing with the other teams. Telegraph.co.uk
Mosley last year found himself at war with the teams, including Di Montezemolo and Ferrari, regarding proposals for a budget cap and the possibility of a breakaway series.
“We had a series of meetings and everyone was agreed on the cost cap and the methodology, but Ferrari were always against it,” added Mosley.
“I think it’s because they know that if they had the same amount of money to spend as the other teams, they would fail.” The Press Association
According to figures by Formula Money, Ferrari’s 2010 budget is almost £260m, whilst there rivals spend far less. McLaren and Red Bull’s estimated 2010 budget’s are between £134-137m, whilst Mercedes spend is £173m.
Mosley reckons Ferrari wouldn’t be as competitive if their budget was at the same levels as McLaren and Red Bull.
Mosley also spoke about the fans feelings toward him, and how their perceptions were based on ‘misinformation’.
“You get people saying things like, “Why don’t you just leave the regulations alone? What we want is innovation.” Well yes, of course we all want innovation, but if it’s allowed to go unchecked it puts Formula 1 out of business.” F1 Times
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