ADAC Asks Mosley to Reconsider Role Following Sex Scandal

Germany Motoring Club Calls For Mosley To Reconsider His FIA Presidency

VOTE COMING: In London, Edward Gorman reports the 222 people who will "decide [Mosley's] fate are from the member nations" of the FIA, who will soon meet in Paris in an "extraordinary session." It is "thought that a simple vote of confidence on this occasion will be enough to confirm either [Mosley] in his post until he is scheduled to be reelected next year or remove him." A "key player in the lobbying that will precede the meeting" is F1 Management Chair Bernie Ecclestone. Not a member of the assembly himself, Ecclestone "has in the past 'anointed' the successful candidate, and will be critical in deciding [Mosley's] fate" (LONDON TIMES, 4/4).

OUT OF THE RACE? One senior F1 figure Thursday said of Mosley's future as FIA President, "There will be a domino effect. .... No one wants to stand on the same stage as Mosley and how can the president of the FIA do his job in those circumstances?" F1 Japanese manufacturers Honda and Toyota "both implied that [Mosley's] conduct fell well short of accepted norms." A Honda spokesperson: "It is necessary that senior figures in sport and business maintain the highest standards of conduct in order to fulfil their duties with integrity and respect." Meanwhile, the Sport Industry Group (SIG) called for Mosley's resignation. SIG Chair Nick Keller: "Whether [Mosley] has been the victim of an orchestrated campaign or not is not the issue for sport -- what matters here is what he did, not the manner in which it became public" (LONDON TIMES, 4/4). In London, Kevin Garside writes under the header "Max Mosley Will Not Survive For Long." Garside: "He had talked of running for office again in 2009 when his term ends. He will be lucky to see out the weekend" (London TELEGRAPH, 4/4). In Milwaukee, Dave Kallmann: "Even if the man in the video would prove to be someone other than Mosley, even if this were to prove to be the world's greatest April Fools' ruse, Mosley's credibility has been compromised. He simply cannot be taken seriously" (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 4/4).

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