There have been mixed fortunes for beleagured FIA President
Max Mosley in his birthday week, as he found himself heavily criticised by another leading motorsport organisation but at the same time has been announced as a member of the VIP list for the Jordan Rally's maiden World Rally Championship appearance.
Having already been widely denounced for what the
News of the World termed his ‘sick Nazi orgy with five hookers' – though he has repeatedly and vigorously denied any ‘Nazi connotations' to the incident – Motorsport SA has now joined in the calls for Mosley to resign from his post in the wake of the sex scandal swirling around him.
The South African body has confirmed it will vote unanimously against the recently-turned 68-year-old when the FIA Senate meets to decide upon his future at an Extraordinary General Assembly to be held in Paris on 3 June.
“Every single board member agreed that Max Mosley should stand down,” Motorsport SA managing director Beaulah Schoeman told the
Associated Press. “I haven't seen the video. The private lives of people don't concern us, [but it] brings not only
FIA, but motorsport, into disrepute.”
Motoring federations in America, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Israel have similarly condemned Mosley's actions and called publicly for his resignation, but the Englishman is standing firm in the face of mounting pressure and is currently embroiled in legal proceedings for ‘unlimited damages' against the Sunday tabloid for breach of confidence, unlawful invasion of his privacy and misuse of private information.
