Bahrain Crown Prince Told Mosley Not To Attend Race

Mosley Reportedly Told Not To Attend Weekend Race By Bahrain Crown Prince

MANUFACTURERS RESPOND: The LONDON TIMES reports German car manufacturers BMW and Mercedes-Benz each have issued statements calling Mosley's actions "disgraceful." Toyota also released a statement "underlining the deep unease and dismay in Japan over Mosley's conduct." Toyota's statement: "When all the facts are known, it will be for the FIA to decide whether [Mosley] has met the moral obligations which come with the position of FIA President" (LONDON TIMES, 4/3). In London, Charlie Caroe reports Mosley "has issued a swift response" to the manufacturers' statements. Mosley: "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." In a letter to the presidents of the national FIA clubs, Mosley said that he "had been the victim of an elaborate set-up" (London TELEGRAPH, 4/3).

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