Max Mosley is ready to prove that being caught with your pants down is not a bar to standing again for the presidency of Formula One’s ruling body.
Max Mosley, the president of the FIA, hinted yesterday that he may stand for re-election for a further four years when his term as president expires in October. Mosley said that many FIA members had suggested to him that they want him to continue.
Asked if he was tempted to run again, Mosley said: “Yes. If a lot of people say to you, ‘You should stay,’ it’s churlish in a way not to. People have indicated they want to go on with the status quo and that is pretty widespread. That is nice and flattering, but I’ve got to ask myself if that’s what I really want to do.”
Mosley then appeared to send out a warning to potential rivals when he intimated that it would be very difficult for anyone to stand against him, since candidates are chosen together with their backroom team. Mosley has the backing of the current hierarchy, who are hugely influential.
He said he expected “six or seven” people to enter the race, although Sir Fred Goodwin will not be one of them. The former Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive was linked with the role, but Mosley scotched that rumour. “Last week Sir Fred called me to say it was all nonsense. He was obviously rather embarrassed,” Mosley said.
