Max Mosley opens a can of worms.

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Originally Posted by Knock-on

Will he win? Lets look at the members.

26 Africa of which South Africa is only significant
15 in NA of which NA and Canada are only significant
10 in South America where Brazil is only significant
2 in Oceana where NZ and Aus carry weight
36 in Asia where you have the likes of China, Russia and Japan
Then we have Europe which is the real power-base.

The federation members who have made a formal written stance against Max reads like a who’s-who of significant FIA members.


America (AAA and AATA),
Singapore (AAS),
Germany (ADAC),
Finland, (AL),
Canada (CAA),
Brazil (CCB),
Denmark (FDM),
France (FFA),
India (FIAA),
Japan (JAF),
the Netherlands (KNAC),
Sweden (M),
Hungary (MAK),
Israel (MEMSI),
Austria (OEMTC),
Spain (RACC and RACE),
Belgium (TCB)
Switzerland (TCS),
Russia.

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That's pretty much the big names of national motorsports and road bodies of the world. If they don't want to deal with him, then how is he going to get any work done at all? Get him out of there.

I see CAMS isn't on that list. I think this is yet another decision they would rather not make as usual. They are crap at making the hard choices and have ruined a lot of good motorsport in Australia. Get onto it, CAMS.

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Originally Posted by Monaro Doorslammer

That's pretty much the big names of national motorsports and road bodies of the world. If they don't want to deal with him, then how is he going to get any work done at all? Get him out of there.

I see CAMS isn't on that list. I think this is yet another decision they would rather not make as usual. They are crap at making the hard choices and have ruined a lot of good motorsport in Australia. Get onto it, CAMS.

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Similar over here to MSA, nearly as good as useless. But won't come out and say anything in case the British GP gets axed.

I'm astonished that only 14 votes have been cast on this poll.

Today's the big day. And, sadly, I still think he'l survive. The verdict's due this afternoon.

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Originally Posted by Monaro Doorslammer

I see CAMS isn't on that list. I think this is yet another decision they would rather not make as usual. They are crap at making the hard choices and have ruined a lot of good motorsport in Australia. Get onto it, CAMS.

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Yeh they had Colin Osbourne (CAMS president) on RPM a fortnight ago and they asked him about the vote ... I'm pretty sure he gave a non-committal answer about it.

More reading material:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67951

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"The problem is, if he stays until 2009, he will run again," Ecclestone said. "I am 100 per cent certain about that; no, one million per cent certain. That's what he said. He says: 'I don't have to do anything. There'll be another election and I can stand if I want.'"

Ecclestone added that there were sections of F1 that wished Mosley to go because it would help the commercial side of the sport.

"It has been difficult for me," Ecclestone explained. "The people I deal with are commercial people, manufacturers, sponsors and teams. They want peace and they want to get on with the business and the sport. Max doesn't care - he's not commercial - he hasn't got one single dollar invested, so he doesn't give a stuff."

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

I'm astonished that only 14 votes have been cast on this poll.

Today's the big day. And, sadly, I still think he'l survive. The verdict's due this afternoon.

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The voting system and philosophy in Eurovision is more reliable thatn that of the FIA....

.....probably :p :

I think it's more because crisis of trust, today people aren't easily convinced with someone, Max or whoever replace his seat.

In this case Todt might be person with some faithfulness, because he has had Michelle Yeoh :D

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

I'm astonished that only 14 votes have been cast on this poll.

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Me too :s

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

I'm astonished that only 14 votes have been cast on this poll.

Today's the big day. And, sadly, I still think he'l survive. The verdict's due this afternoon.

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Perhaps not everyone has paid their dues? ;)

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Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

Today's the big day. And, sadly, I still think he'l survive. The verdict's due this afternoon.

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I suspect you're right. One of the most noteable aspects of Max's spell as FIA President has been his ability to secure and retain the power he needs to pursue his agenda.

Well, we can look on the brighter side: if Max stays, Bernie is screwed. :p :