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David Morton · 12-26-07, 06:24 PM

Reported on AOL sport:
FIA president Max Mosley has rejected calls from former world champion Jackie Stewart for a shake up in the governance of the sport.
Stewart has been outspoken this year in the FIA's handling of the spying affair, and in a recent speech at the Monaco Business forum he felt it was time to eradicate doubts that he felt existed over the FIA's even-handedness. "There must be the removal of any concern over the genuine independence and impartiality in the governance of the sport by the FIA," Stewart said.
But Mosley, who already belittled the former world champion in September, tagging him a "certified half-wit", has again dismissed Stewart's claims, and the FIA president admitted that calls for changes are only making him more determined to carry on.
"Dear old Jackie," Mosley said in an interview this weekend with the Guardian. "He knows nothing about sports governance. Because he never stops talking, he doesn't know much about anything, actually. He just talks.
"So when people like that say it, you think, 'I just can't.' It's very childish, I suppose. The real moment to go is when you lose interest in your ideas. As far as I go, the only thing that keeps me doing it is new ideas and new technologies and steering the thing in a sensible direction. That's the motivator."
Mosley also said he was undecided on whether or not he would stand for another term as president.
"I sometimes say jokingly that is it sensible that Formula One is run by two old-age pensioners? I don't think of myself like that, and Bernie certainly doesn't, but we are, and I think you have to recognise that at a certain point you've got to stop.

Whoever takes over, they need to bring back some sense of reality and sensibility and above all, a level playing surface. Will it ever be a sport again? I doubt it.

12-26-07, 06:24 PM	#158 (permalink)
David Morton David Morton Lifetime Premier Supporter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Marlow, England GT40: The Jewel on th Posts: 2,584 Rep Power: 36	Re: F1 2008 Reported on AOL sport: FIA president Max Mosley has rejected calls from former world champion Jackie Stewart for a shake up in the governance of the sport. Stewart has been outspoken this year in the FIA's handling of the spying affair, and in a recent speech at the Monaco Business forum he felt it was time to eradicate doubts that he felt existed over the FIA's even-handedness. "There must be the removal of any concern over the genuine independence and impartiality in the governance of the sport by the FIA," Stewart said. But Mosley, who already belittled the former world champion in September, tagging him a "certified half-wit", has again dismissed Stewart's claims, and the FIA president admitted that calls for changes are only making him more determined to carry on. "Dear old Jackie," Mosley said in an interview this weekend with the Guardian. "He knows nothing about sports governance. Because he never stops talking, he doesn't know much about anything, actually. He just talks. "So when people like that say it, you think, 'I just can't.' It's very childish, I suppose. The real moment to go is when you lose interest in your ideas. As far as I go, the only thing that keeps me doing it is new ideas and new technologies and steering the thing in a sensible direction. That's the motivator." Mosley also said he was undecided on whether or not he would stand for another term as president. "I sometimes say jokingly that is it sensible that Formula One is run by two old-age pensioners? I don't think of myself like that, and Bernie certainly doesn't, but we are, and I think you have to recognise that at a certain point you've got to stop. Whoever takes over, they need to bring back some sense of reality and sensibility and above all, a level playing surface. Will it ever be a sport again? I doubt it.