Max urged to stand for re-election

As I see it this new time allows for FOTA to get its act together.
The problem is not Max. Its not Bernie. Its not the FIA, FOM, or CVC group.
Its a system that takes advantage of those who contribute the most to it. The teams.
I fail to understand how these combined Billion dollar corporations/manufacturers allow themselves to be controlled by the whims of a few bureaucrats who have little to risk and little overhead but get 50% of the gross. Insane.

Just like the car dealership down the street, all departments have to be profitable. Service and sales.
Just as Mercedes, Toyota, BMW, etc will eventually have to make F1 racing a profit center. Or at least stop the blood loss. This can be done with agreed to cost caps and control of the revenue stream (mainly TV rights). Max's one good redeeming policy was/is cost caps.
Like when mom forced you as a child to take your medicine.
Somehow I dont think Max's intentions are quite so pure however the result is the same.
I know for Ferrari and Mclaren this is a bitter pill as evidenced by this seasons results but in the long run it will make them healthier.

 

More gas from Max. Best ignored.

 

But the context is rather different now.

 

Carol ..
Mosley set for 2001 retirement
Mosley heads off F1 'palace coup'
Mosley to seek another term as president
Mosley Will Stand For Re-election
Mosley to give up FIA presidency in '05
Mosley Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2005
Mosley Could Stand for Re-election
Mosley: It Would Have been Wrong to Quit
No opposition for Mosley in FIA election
Mosley plans quieter life in new term
Mosley re-elected as FIA president
Mosley not thinking of retirement yet
Mosley won't stand for another term
Mosley not ruling out staying at the FIA

And now we have this!! ...Dave V is right ignore the pathetic rantings, that will send him even crazier! He is finished this time I'm sure.

I really find it so funny he actually believes this, it really proves to me there is really no hope he will end up in a home for the mentally deranged.

I mean what world are we talking about here... planet F-ing clueless..

 

I tend to agree with Vizsla in this case, I think the whole world knows that Maxzi needs to be removed from his post, effective immediately. IMO, he is doing more damage to the sport with his "All is well/The sky is falling" attitude. FOTA is tired of him, fans are tired of him and I highly suspect that both Bernie and FIA are tired of him as well. I am not sure if what Maxzi is saying now will carry a lot of wind anymore. I think FIA/Bernie all knows that it is either FOTA or Maxzi, I think they will be wise enough to pick FOTA over Maxzi in the end.

 

+1

His reign of terror is over.

 

Thank you all for the outpouring of support
Luca's initial magnanimous statement set the right tone and while it is too bad that it wasn't followed up in kind I suspect that Mad Max wouldn't have shut up no matter what had been said.

 

Gosh, who could have possibly seen *this* coming......

 

Yet more of Max being Max.

"I'm not being pushed out! They love me, they really really love me! Really! That bus isn't going to run me over!"
(Does FIA's health insurance cover mental health treatment?)

Why would it be surprising that Max is ranting against a deal that consists of tossing Max out?
Max is no longer a "credible source".

Bernie really ought to have a chat with this motor mouth.
Given the stresses on Max in recent years, you could almost feel sorry for him.
But he needs to work this out on a couch in a quiet office, not at press conferences.


I realized last night during the IndyCar Richmond race: F1 has gotten so pathetic that I'm actually watching oval track races.

 

agreed

Err No!

I'd prefer gagged, permanently.

Hell not that bad surely...

 

I really wonder who "urges" him to stay... the image I have in mind is a bunch of fat guys with sunglasses and golden Rolexes on their wrists who managed to become FIA delegates because they're somehow related to the guy who squeezes out their third world home country while they eat lobster and think about which hooker to order today... can't think of anyone else to benefit from Max being in office

 

Wasn't that the WORST ! No changes in position for only about 150 laps or so. 17 second laps! No wonder I was getting queasy, the drivers probably won't eat for a few days, ....

 

Same here. Given the lack of transparency in the organization and all of Max's colossal mis-steps, it strikes me as a big scheme run by Mosley himself.

Regardless, I can't take this anymore. Love the sport as I do, this Mosley childishness has taken so much of the fun out of it. It's hard to be passionate about something that is essentially having its strings pulled by an imbecile.

I honestly think there's a measure of mental illness involved with him. That's not meant to be an insult (I do that elsewhere) -- It's just impossible to not see his pathos on full display when he behaves like a child.

 

It's even worse: I think I'm beginning to understand oval races.
(Take a left turn at the absolute limits of traction. Repeat 1200 times. )

Almost all the passing was in the pits. (Where have I heard that complaint before? )

Dario even apologized to the fans for the ending, in his post-race interview.
(30 laps for him to contest the win with Scott, and they got hung up behind slower traffic, and couldn't really pass in that salad bowl.)
And here I thought it was just (F1) Rule 1: never bang wheels with your teammate.

Next week: The Glen! Now *that* I gotta watch.

 

Max is definitely tripp'n these days. Only a few days ago he himself said the teams had wanted him out and they were going to have it that way, his own words, his own impression, so now he's upset because everybody else may have that same impression...... I'd really love to see FOTA do their own thing, bury Max, Bernie and the FIA all in one shot. I know there are those who think it would be to difficult, but I'm of the opinion that if BE can do it, then the combined where with all of the manufacturers should be able to manage the task fairly easily. If a breakaway series were to develope they would ALL be pulling on the same end of the rope(at least to establish the series), which makes the job that much easier. I would also NEVER bet against LDM, he is and has been a masterful business man as well as shrewd politician who knows how to get things done.....

 

The voices in his head.
Let's hope that's all they tell him to do.

 

When we will see the last of Max is when he'll being pushing up daisies, unfortunately I think even the daisies don't want nothing to do with him either. The sooner we can get this idiot out of the picture the better for the sport. I really think this guy is losing it!

 

Too bad they didn't drive a stake through his heart before declaring him gone. Bloodsuckers like Max aren't easy to kill.

 

Fixed it for ya.

I want Balestre back.

 

That's the problem. Max has been possessed by Balestre's ghost.

That might be a good tag-line for the soap opera from all this: Replace a tin-plated dictator, and become one yourself.

 

More likely its -

His daddy admired a volatile, ultimately self-destructive dictator that left his world in ruins.

Seeking his father's approval has led to this.

 

I pray that you are right!