A day after suggesting that the agreement could collapse unless Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo apologised for comments about him, the International Automobile Federation president saw further trouble ahead.
In two separate letters, he called on FIA members to stand firm against the Formula One Teams Association and the manufacturers behind them.
“The FIA has to be free to confront the car industry whenever necessary,” he told the 26-strong world motor sport council, the FIA body that agreed the deal on Wednesday.
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“No doubt we face a difficult period,” added the Briton, who has announced he will stand down in October but on Thursday said he was keeping his options open after comments by FOTA members about the need for his potential successor to be more independent.
“This may well result in short-term problems in Formula One. It is possible that FOTA will set up an independent series. That is their right, provided they do so under the International Sporting Code,” added Mosley. Yahoo! Eurosport
“But the Formula One world championship will continue to be run by the FIA as it has been for 60 years.”
“The championship has had difficult times in the past, and no doubt will again in the future. But that is no reason to hand control to an outside body, still less one with little or no understanding of sporting ethics and under the control of an industry we have to constantly monitor.”
“There have even been claims I have ceased to fulfill my role as president, effective immediately. These claims are completely false,” he said. “I will continue to fulfill my role as president up until, and including, our general assembly in October.” USA Today
In some financial quarters there was momentary panic at the thought that Mosley might do a U-turn. But within the senior ranks of Fota his antics were being viewed as either irrelevant or self-defeating. The teams believe their agreement with him was sealed in front of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council and they do not believe it will be necessary for them to resuscitate their breakaway series at this juncture to force Mosley out.
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There was confidence that if the FIA president continues to try to go back on what was agreed, he will be brought under control from within the FIA. If he tries to stand again later this year, the teams say they have “security” against that eventuality that can be brought into play. In the meantime there is no rush to intervene. “We will just let him wave around at the moment - it’s basically someone screaming from the grave,” was how one source put it. Times Online
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