Mosley “Forked” by Ecclestone is Finally DONE!

27th April 2008

Mosley “Forked” by Ecclestone is Finally DONE!

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In what has been described as a “contentious” meeting of F1 Team Principles Saturday in Barcelona Max “The Littlest Perv “ Mosley may have finally gotten the “cut [that] is the deepest.”

It may not have been the first cut, as the song made famous by Rod Stewart would suggest, but after many smaller cuts by various F1 and motor sports luminaries Bernie Ecclestone may have given him the deepest slash of them all.

He pulled his support of his long-time confident and apparent butt-buddy Mosley.

After initially issuing statements defending Mosley saying the issue was mainly a “private matter,” the weight of so many opposed to his remaining in the job finally took its toll on the 77-year old Gnome.

Reportedly Ecclestone visibly lost his composure when representatives for Williams, Ferrari and Red Bull refused to sign a statement asking for Mosley’s resignation that would have been distributed to the media.

The Times newspaper claims that, if the confidence vote on June 3 does not remove Mosley, some motoring organizations have threatened to break away from the FIA and set up an alternate umbrella organization.

America’s AAA is reportedly leading the push.

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1 On April 27th, 2008, peterg said:#

OK I understand Ferrari refusing to knife Max, & I know the details behind Torro Rosso following Ferrari (engines & the old Minardi relationship with Ferrari & the use of the test track)…….BUT WILLIAMS!?

I would have thought Frank, who often objected to Max’s rule changes, would be happy to see the back of him. Similarly, with Toyota engines I thought Williams would fall in line with the others.

Regardless, Bernie has finally seen the light (private objections from sponsors?) & has dug the grave. I find it interesting that he attempted to get everybody’s signature on the death warrant. Clearly he did not want blood on his hands alone……..I wonder why? He has acted ruthlessly in the past, perhaps he felt Max would feel betrayed if he acted alone. Intriguingly, has Bernie already told Max, privately, to shove off & Max has dug his heels in?

posted on April 27th, 2008 at 6:08 pm

2 On April 27th, 2008, Marc said:#

I haven’t updated this post but I saw one report that says Bernie hasn’t tossed Max under the bus and something to the effect it’s all been made up by the press.

posted on April 27th, 2008 at 7:22 pm

3 On April 27th, 2008, peterg said:#

Wow, it’s all over autosport, & ITV had it in the coverage last night. I believe it is also at BBC. If it has been made up then a lot of the media has been fooled. Judging from the Autosport coverage, my gut says that it is true. They even joked about how many “leaks” there were at the Toyota motorhome where the meeting with Bernie was held.

posted on April 27th, 2008 at 9:55 pm

4 On April 28th, 2008, Marc said:#

I read about the leaks as well. Also read how the meeting was in full view thru the giant windows in the “Motor Home” it took place in.

posted on April 28th, 2008 at 2:21 am

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