Mosley warns FOTA over false deal claims

Just when you thought everything had settled down in Formula One comes a letter from Max Mosley in which he blasts Ferrari boss and FOTA president Luca di Montezemolo for making false statements following the agreement between FIA and FOTA .

In a strongly-worded letter, Mosley accused Montezemolo of misleading the media about the agreement that was reached between the two parties on Tuesday.

“We made a deal in Paris to end the recent difficulties in F1. A fundamental part of this was that we would both present a positive and truthful account to the media. I was therefore astonished to learn that FOTA has been briefing the press that Mr Boeri has taken charge of Formula One, something which is completely untrue,” he wrote in the letter that was published by racefax.

He added that he had not been forced out of office and that he won’t have any role in the FIA after October (when he steps down as president).

Mosley criticised Ferrari boss for calling the FIA president a dictator. “It is an accusation which is grossly insulting to the 26 members of the World Motor Sport Council who have discussed and voted all the rules and procedures of Formula 1 since the 1980s,” he wrote.

Mosley warned that Montezemolo will have to rectify his actions if the agreements were to have any chance of survival. “You must correct the false statements which have been made and make no such statements. You must issue a suitable correction and apology,” he said.

Mosley pointed out that Formula One was being run by FIA without any help from any outsider. “At least until October, I am president of the FIA with the full authority of that office. After that it is the FIA member clubs, not you or FOTA, who will decide on the future leadership,” he concluded.