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03.04.2008
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FIA president Max Mosley on Thursday asked for an extraordinary general assembly meeting of the FIA to address the sex scandal that has enveloped him and the international racing community this week.
Mosley"s call for the meeting comes in the wake of critical statements issued by Formula One manufacturers BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Honda and Toyota. A meeting date has not been set.
"The full membership of the FIA will be invited to attend the meeting at which the widespread publicity following an apparently illegal invasion of the FIA president"s privacy will be discussed," the FIA said in a statement. The FIA noted that Mr. Mosley is preparing legal proceedings against the News of the World, which broke the sex scandal story.
"It is anticipated that the meeting will take place in Paris. It will be held on the earliest practicable date. No further comments will be made by the FIA regarding the matter at this stage," the statement said.
Won"t quit
Mosley said earlier this week that he will not resign his post due to the well-publicized "Nazi" sex scandal involving his actions with five prostitutes, but automobile makers involved in Formula One are not impressed with the situation and have called on the FIA to swiftly decide Mosley"s future--while stopping just short of blatantly calling for his resignation.
Mosley made headlines when the News of the World tabloid broke the story and posted a video on its website. The video appeared to show Mosley engaged in sex acts with five prostitutes while role playing as concentration camp prisoners and guards. Mosley denied there was any Nazi connotation to his actions, but German manufacturers BMW and Mercedes-Benz issued a joint statement expressing their disgust with the situation.
"The content of the publications is disgraceful. As a company, we strongly distance ourselves from it," the statement said of the story and video. "This incident concerns Max Mosley both personally and as president of the FIA, the global umbrella organization for motoring clubs. Its consequences therefore extend far beyond the motor sport industry. We await a response from the relevant FIA bodies."
More criticism
Toyota and Honda Racing each also commented.
"Toyota Motorsport does not approve of any behavior which could be seen to damage Formula One"s image, in particular any behavior which could be understood to be racist or anti-Semitic," said Toyota"s statement. "Senior figures within any sport or business, including motorsport, must adhere to high standards of behavior. When all the facts are known, it will be for the FIA to decide whether Mr. Mosley has met the moral obligations which come with the position of FIA president."
Honda echoed Toyota"s sentiments.
"It is necessary that senior figures in sport and business maintain the highest standards of conduct in order to fulfill their duties with integrity and respect," Honda"s said. "The Honda Racing F1 Team is extremely disappointed by recent events surrounding Mr. Mosley and [is] concerned that the reputation of Formula One and all its participants is being damaged. We request that the FIA gives this matter careful consideration and reaches an immediate decision in the best interests of F1 and Motorsport."
The FIA has not yet responded to the statements, but Mosley told Reuters that he understood the manufacturers" position and wished they had contacted him first.
"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," he said. "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."
Mosley said previously that he is pursuing an invasion of privacy suit against the News of the World.
Staying home
Meanwhile, F1"s manufacturers are not the only ones upset with Mosley. Mosley canceled his trip to this weekend"s Bahrain Grand Prix, a decision welcomed by Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Bahrain"s crown prince.
According to the The Times newspaper, the prince wrote a letter to Mosley that read in part:
"In light of the allegations, I suspect you may be deliberating on your planned attendance at the Grand Prix here in Bahrain later in the week. I therefore felt it important to convey the position of Bahrain and its people.
"Clearly of paramount importance is the success of the event for all concerned--the Kingdom of Bahrain, Formula One and spectators. The focus quite rightly should be on the race. With great regret, I feel that under the current circumstances, it would be inappropriate for you to be in Bahrain at this time."
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