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  1. RP

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    #1 RP, Jun 25, 2009
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    Formula 1's future has been thrown into turmoil once again, with FIA president Max Mosley saying he is now keeping his future options open because of what he has called 'deliberate attempts' by teams to mislead the media.

    Just 24 hours after Mosley reached a deal with FOTA to end the threat of a breakaway series, he has reacted angrily to what he calls 'false claims' made by the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) about the nature of their agreement.

    In a letter that Mosley sent to FOTA chairman Luca di Montezemolo, which first appeared on website www.racefax.com but has now been seen by AUTOSPORT, Mosley makes it clear that he is angry at how FOTA has presented the terms of its deal.

    And such is his seriousness with which he is treating the matter, that he has told FOTA that his original plan to step down as FIA president in October is no longer definite.

    "Given your and FOTA's deliberate attempt to mislead the media, I now consider my options open," wrote Mosley in the letter. "At least until October, I am president of the FIA with the full authority of that office.

    "After that it is the FIA member clubs, not you or FOTA, who will decide on the future leadership of the FIA."

    Mosley is furious that FOTA representatives have claimed that FIA Senate president Michel Boeri is now in change of F1, that he himself was forced out of office and that he would have no role in the FIA once he steps down in October.

    "We made a deal yesterday in Paris to end the recent difficulties in Formula 1," explained Mosley. "A fundamental part of this was that we would both present a positive and truthful account to the media.

    "I was therefore astonished to learn that FOTA has been briefing the press that Mr Boeri has taken charge of Formula 1, something which you know is completely untrue; that I had been forced out of office, also false; and, apparently, that I would have no role in the FIA after October, something which is plain nonsense, if only because of the FIA statutes.

    "Furthermore, you have suggested to the media that I was a 'dictator', an accusation which is grossly insulting to the 26 members of the World Motor Sport Council who have discussed and voted all the rules and procedures of Formula 1 since the 1980s, not to mention the representatives of the FIA's 122 countries who have democratically endorsed everything I and my World Motor Sport Council colleagues have done during the last 18 years."

    The letter makes it clear that unless FOTA moves to address his complaints, then the deal that was agreed on Wednesday could collapse. The letter was sent prior to Thursday's FOTA press conference in Bologna, where Mosley had hoped an apology would be made - something which was not forthcoming.

    Mosley said: "If you wish the agreement we made to have any chance of survival, you and FOTA must immediately rectify your actions. You must correct the false statements which have been made and make no further such statements.

    "You yourself must issue a suitable correction and apology at your press conference this afternoon.

    "Formula 1 is run entirely by our 25-strong team without any help from me or any other outsider. There was no need for me to involve myself further in Formula 1 once we had a settlement. Equally, I had a long-standing plan not to seek re-election in October. It was therefore possible for me to confirm both points to you yesterday."
     
  2. wax

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    #2 wax, Jun 25, 2009
    Give the Drama Queen a Crown and Scepter, already.
     
  3. RP

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    #3 RP, Jun 25, 2009
    So who is telling the truth?? At this point, I believe no one. All of this crap about the importance of the fan, is just that, crap.
     
  4. Modena360-66

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    #4 Modena360-66, Jun 25, 2009
    Holy mother of almighty god of the gods !

    Isn't there any way to get rid of that insane delusional man ! the guy is worse than a gremlin,
    he won't let us alone.

    The fota championship was the only and best way to say goodbye forever to Max and Bernie.
    nothing's going to change now. -_-'
     
  5. kraftwerk

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    #5 kraftwerk, Jun 25, 2009
    Ha ha Hha ha ha Who gives a Flyin F what the cretin thinks, trust what him!! well anyone that does is a bigger fool than him, and believe me THATS ONE BIG SUCKER good luck...:rolleyes:
     
  6. SRT Mike

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    #6 SRT Mike, Jun 25, 2009
    What an unprofessional dooshbag.

    Good luck with that angle, PornoMax.
     
  7. TurboFreak650

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    #7 TurboFreak650, Jun 25, 2009
    Someone poison his tea, please. :mad:
     
  8. GTE

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  9. jknight

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    #9 jknight, Jun 25, 2009
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    haven't we already discussed this????

    sign on the dotted line ...........................

    SUCKER!!!

    BTW, Max will be there 'till hell freezes over.

    Carol
     
  10. SRT Mike

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    #10 SRT Mike, Jun 25, 2009
    I would guess that Bernie and Luca are smart enough to have gotten all of this in writing. I'm sure FOTA's entries are conditional upon the deal as it was struck.

    Max is just pissed that he comes out looking like the dork in all this, but he IS the dork! And IMO, this genie can't be put back in it's bottle now... everyone knows the terms he left (was fired) on.

    He's still toast, IMO. I hope :)
     
  11. VIZSLA

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    #11 VIZSLA, Jun 25, 2009
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    How long did he last before the melt down?
    At this point Max only digs his grave deeper with each outburst. So Max please tell us more ;)

    Neurotics build castles in air, psychotics live in them.
     
  12. Wolfgang5150

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    #12 Wolfgang5150, Jun 25, 2009
    Hahahaha!!!!!!! He expected an apology????? Oh God - my side hurts.....
    He better hope they serve his favorite scotch in hell...
     
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    #13 kraftwerk, Jun 25, 2009
    What a strange day Farrah Fawcett and Wacko Jacko dies RIP ..now this...there no justice.
     
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    #14 VIZSLA, Jun 25, 2009
    These things happen in threes...
     
  15. RP

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    #15 RP, Jun 25, 2009
    I read that Archie Polanski, long time Bronx Metro bus driver, passed today. I guess that completes the 3.

    I have one question, if true, and I do not know either way, why would anyone from FOTA say what was supposedly said at a press conference? Seems like it would be best to just smile and know, the dictator is gone in 5 months. Let it go...

    So why rock the boat?
     
  16. SrfCity

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    #16 SrfCity, Jun 25, 2009
    Sheesh. This is like getting back together again with a whack o girlfriend and expecting that things will work. At the end of the day she's still nuts. I'm thinking this breakaway series is the only solution with these sicko's.
     
  17. RP

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    #17 RP, Jun 25, 2009

    What a great posterior!
     
  18. RP

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    #19 VIZSLA, Jun 25, 2009
    I'm amazed that anyone associated with F1 would speak or act irrationally.
     
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    #20 Modeler, Jun 25, 2009
    Pity she has to spend her whole life inverted for it to have much value. ;)
     
  21. RP

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    #21 RP, Jun 25, 2009
    You witnessed it for the last, what, 5 months? All of them, no defense of anyone in F1. Clowns.
     
  22. VIZSLA

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    #22 VIZSLA, Jun 25, 2009
    Did I neglect to ;), my bad :)
     
  23. DGS

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    #23 DGS, Jun 25, 2009
    Remember the sudden changes to the paperwork that killed the last "deal"?

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/8577184

    I guess Max is looking for a way to kill a deal that tosses him under the bus.

     
  24. VIZSLA

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    #24 VIZSLA, Jun 25, 2009
    Pathetic. The man doesn't know it's over.
     
  25. Wolfgang5150

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    Here is the letter (not much new, but it is the letter that Luca used for toilet paper I hope)

    Dear Luca

    We made a deal yesterday in Paris to end the recent difficulties in
    Formula 1. A fundamental part of this was that we would both present
    a positive and truthful account to the media. I was therefore
    astonished to learn that FOTA has been briefing the press that Mr.
    Boeri has taken charge of Formula 1, something which you know is
    completely untrue; that I had been forced out of office, also false;
    and, apparently, that I would have no role in the FIA after October,
    something which is plain nonsense, if only because of the FIA
    statutes.

    Furthermore, you have suggested to the media that I was a "dictator,"
    an accusation which is grossly insulting to the 26 members of the
    World Motor Sport Council who have discussed and voted all the rules
    and procedures of Formula 1 since the 1980s, not to mention the
    representatives of the FIA's 122 countries who have democratically
    endorsed everything I and my World Motor Sport Council colleagues
    have done during the last 18 years.

    If you wish the agreement we made to have any chance of survival, you
    and FOTA must immediately rectify your actions. You must correct the
    false statements which have been made and make no further such
    statements. You yourself must issue a suitable correction and apology
    at your press conference this afternoon.

    Formula 1 is run entirely by our 25-strong team without any help from
    me or any other outsider. There was no need for me to involve myself
    further in Formula 1 once we had a settlement. Equally, I had a long-
    standing plan not to seek re-election in October. It was therefore
    possible for me to confirm both points to you yesterday.

    However, given your and FOTA's deliberate attempt to mislead the
    media, I now consider my options open. At least until October, I am
    president of the FIA with the full authority of that office. After
    that it is the FIA member clubs, not you or FOTA, who will decide on
    the future leadership of the FIA.

    Your sincerely
    Max Mosley
     
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