Quote Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
If the FIA risks losing control of F1 then it is a result of MM's actions. His stubborn refusal to accept the "damage" a scandal of his own making has done to the standing of the FIA, and his personal responsibility for that, is at the core of the current situation.

You only have to look at what will be happening at the Monaco GP. Max will be in Monaco, but his deputy, Marco Piccinini, will be the governing body's representative at official functions so as to avoid any possible embarrassment to the Monaco royal family.

Why will the FIA President not represent the FIA at F1's jewel in the crown event? Because he has already lost any authority & standing in F1 (and motorsport as a whole). Should the FIA delegates vote to keep him as their President then that authority & standing will not be restored.
Now , it's not fetched too far , to assume that this wasn't the first time Max engaged in this kind of activity .
The Monaco royal family has shaken the hand that held that whip many times in the past , with no apparent repercussions .

It could be said that the "scandal of his own making" , was no scandal until it was caught on film , and that film was commissioned by someone who had an axe to grind .

That mysterious party created the scandal , at a time the decision about customer engines looms , and closing teams are reality . Unprecedented fines for espionage , ridiculous rules , questionable stewarding , and a boat-load of money , have created a litany of possibilties as to who did actually foot the bill .

It's a big world , but these folks run around a pretty gated community , and it has to occur to one eventually , that there might be other clients of the "agency" who might be nervous here .
You'd have to imagine that the girls used in these circles would have to come with some credentials , and I don't think it's a stretch to assume that others in the FIA or the paddock might have interest in finding out who paid for the pics .
Who knows how many others in that crowd have held that same whip ? The dissatisfaction with Max , for some , may be that he was clumsy enough to be caught , exposing the ugly underbelly of the rich .


Sure , this is a scandal , but one that his nothing to do with F1 , or how Max functions in his job .
The deputy can handle it , and Max can be as good as there anyway , in the background .

Max will stay .