- 21 Jan 09, 14:16#88528
Bernie blasts Mosley and the FIA
Wednesday 21st January 2009
Bernie Ecclestone has launched a scathing attack on Max Mosley and the FIA, suggesting that troubles in Mosley's private life have affected his decision-making.
In response to the current economic crisis, the FIA last month announced a host of measures aimed at cutting costs in the sport, including the banning of in-season testing and standardising engine specifications.
Ecclestone believes that Mosley and the FIA should not have any say in the implementing of such regulations, as they affect the commercial side of the sport, an area the FIA are not allowed to involve themselves in as a result of a ruling by the European Commission in 2001.
"The sporting regulations basically are what generate the income and we run the commercial business," Ecclestone told the Daily Express.
"The FIA should just be the police looking at the rules. The teams and us should be writing the technical and sporting regulations," he added.
The F1 supremo's relations with Mosley and the FIA have been strained of late, with the fallout from Mosley's recent umpalumpa scandal and the lack of support Ecclestone received for his proposed medals plan being contentious issues.
When Ecclestone first mooted the idea of introducing a system that would give medals to race winners so that the champion would be the driver who won the most races, the FIA suggested that such a plan required market research and that the public should have their say, a suggestion dismissed by the 78-year-old.
"We don't want to ask the public what they think because, if we do we would have to ask the public about almost every little thing that is decided on."
In the wake of Mosley's umpalumpa scandal, Ecclestone claims he was under increasing pressure to get Mosley to leave his post with the FIA, a move he called for.
"I had so much pressure from manufacturers and sponsors saying you must convince him to leave."
In the midst of the personal storm, Mosley and the FIA unexpectedly announced the creation of a new F2 feeder series, which would rival Ecclestone's GP2 series, a move that did not sit well with the Briton.
"It was all done for the wrong reasons. He did this when he had a problem with his private life," claims Ecclestone.
If the FIA were in any doubt as to where they stood with the F1 boss, a few parting words from Ecclestone should clarify matters, "without us there wouldn't be a FIA."
why oh why can't someone make a sensible decision about these two? 
Wednesday 21st January 2009
Bernie Ecclestone has launched a scathing attack on Max Mosley and the FIA, suggesting that troubles in Mosley's private life have affected his decision-making.
In response to the current economic crisis, the FIA last month announced a host of measures aimed at cutting costs in the sport, including the banning of in-season testing and standardising engine specifications.
Ecclestone believes that Mosley and the FIA should not have any say in the implementing of such regulations, as they affect the commercial side of the sport, an area the FIA are not allowed to involve themselves in as a result of a ruling by the European Commission in 2001.
"The sporting regulations basically are what generate the income and we run the commercial business," Ecclestone told the Daily Express.
"The FIA should just be the police looking at the rules. The teams and us should be writing the technical and sporting regulations," he added.
The F1 supremo's relations with Mosley and the FIA have been strained of late, with the fallout from Mosley's recent umpalumpa scandal and the lack of support Ecclestone received for his proposed medals plan being contentious issues.
When Ecclestone first mooted the idea of introducing a system that would give medals to race winners so that the champion would be the driver who won the most races, the FIA suggested that such a plan required market research and that the public should have their say, a suggestion dismissed by the 78-year-old.
"We don't want to ask the public what they think because, if we do we would have to ask the public about almost every little thing that is decided on."
In the wake of Mosley's umpalumpa scandal, Ecclestone claims he was under increasing pressure to get Mosley to leave his post with the FIA, a move he called for.
"I had so much pressure from manufacturers and sponsors saying you must convince him to leave."
In the midst of the personal storm, Mosley and the FIA unexpectedly announced the creation of a new F2 feeder series, which would rival Ecclestone's GP2 series, a move that did not sit well with the Briton.
"It was all done for the wrong reasons. He did this when he had a problem with his private life," claims Ecclestone.
If the FIA were in any doubt as to where they stood with the F1 boss, a few parting words from Ecclestone should clarify matters, "without us there wouldn't be a FIA."
why oh why can't someone make a sensible decision about these two? To err is human
