Nice one Ewan, and yeh, Mosley was a far better president than Ballestre. 
I don't even see what we are supposed to be so shocked and appalled about with the scandal, apart from the fact that he was cheating on his wife. It was all legal, private, consensual and to be honest his sexual preferences may be distasteful to some but this is the 21st century. I honestly thought British society had become sufficiently enlightened to not descend into moral panic when a paper publishes a story about someone engaging in a sexual activity not officially sanctioned by the church of England.
The Nazi element, which was tenuous at best was added by News International after a few days of running the story because it was not having the desired impact. The story did not even relate to anything regarding Max Mosley's job, it was just something he was doing in his spare time, which to be honest is no-one's business.
I was particularly disappointed with the utter spinelessness displayed by the F1 paddock in general when after it began to look as if a coup was in progress, they all waited to see which way the penny would fall and then scrambled to get into line on the side they thought would come out best. Even the drivers got involved! Toyota deciding to be the first to condemn Mosley was in a way surprising as it was the first genuine example of initiative shown by Toyota in F1 but was also quite pathetic as it showed them for the conservative, corporate waste of space they really are.
The only one who showed evidence of possessing even one bollock in their press statements was Kimi (as usual) who was at first the only one not desperate to stick the knife in and publicly said that what Max gets up to in his own time is his own business.
Yup I totally agree with your sentiments. Alot of the "great" leaders in all areas of society over the years haven't exactly had perfect personal lives. Again though, although I wouldn't promote what he did, criminal proceedings weren't brought upon him and he was still able to do the job - his position was never untenable because sexual interactions have nothing to do with the Motoring World.
People are too shallow when they think of Mosley. They are quick to point the finger at him because some of the decisions taken by the FIA were unfavourable to their team or the sport. F1 has still survived hasn't it? I've said it before on this forum. I don't entirely agree on some of the things he and his buddy Bernie have done over the years, but on the other hand without them Formula One would be no where near the sport it is today. Yes there is open conflict and constant corruption, but F1 is just as much a business as it is a sport - infact even more so. These practices go on in the business world, and they do in F1. Simple.
F1 is in a much better position now as where it was back in 1991.