FIA president
Max Mosley has responded to the statement issued by
BMW and Mercedes in which his behaviour was branded a 'disgrace'.
Mosley, who has been under intense pressure following reports about his private life in British tabloid newspaper
The News of the World on Sunday, in which its was alleged that he took part in a 'sick Nazi orgy with five hookers', told
BBC Sport Online that it was 'unfortunate' that the German manufacturers didn't contact him before putting out their statement.
Indeed he added that they haven't checked with him whether or not it is true.
Mosley denies claims 'that there was some sort of Nazi connotation to the matter', adding that such suggestions are 'entirely false'.
His response read:
"Given the history of BMW and Mercedes-Benz, particularly before and during the Second World War, I fully understand why they would wish to strongly distance themselves from what they rightly describe as the disgraceful content of these publications.
"Unfortunately they did not contact me before putting out their statement to ask whether the content was in fact true.
"No doubt the FIA will respond to them in due course, as I am about to respond to the newspaper in question."
The earlier joint statement from BMW and Mercedes - which has been echoed by
Toyota and
Honda - read:
"The content of the publications is disgraceful.
"As a company, we strongly distance ourselves from it. This incident concerns Max Mosley both personally and as President of the
FIA, the global umbrella organisation for motoring clubs.
"Its consequences therefore extend far beyond the motor sport industry. We await a response from the relevant FIA bodies."
