Vicky Chandhok is amused with reports that tip him to head the International Motorsports Federation but maintains he cannot take it seriously unless he gets the support of FIA president Max Mosley and Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
Vicky said talks of him running for the top FIA job stemmed from a race magazine which named him as one of the five potential successors of Mosley.
But unless Mosley himself and Bernie don't throw their weight behind him, Vicky said, he cannot take these reports seriously.
"I am honoured and privileged that my name is doing the rounds but certainly for me to take it seriously, I will need the support of Mosley and Bernie. Otherwise, there is no way I could do something," Vicky said.
"I need the support of both these gentlemen even to think of contesting for the post in the FIA elections," he added.
The former Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) chief said Mosley himself may want to stay back for another term. Besides, he said, there were more people with more experience in FIA's running.
"As far as I am concerned, I would certainly enjoy doing something like this...I'm not too sure but may be Mosley wants to remain in office for another term."
"This is my personal opinion. There is a possibility that he has said that 'people have started dancing on my grave before I am actually buried.'"
"And surely there are lot of people who have more experience in running of the FIA," Vicky added.
Asked how it all started, Vicky said, "To put the whole thing into perspective, I must say that during the British Grand Prix a magazine carried an item on their website last week and made a recommendation or a suggestion or whatever saying that the ideal candidate to resolve the problem (between FIA and Formula one teams) will be Vicky. It was a suggestion by the magazine. This is what the background is."
"Yesterday, the website put out five possible candidates. In that, they have put my picture and termed me as one the candidate. That is how the whole thing has snowballed," he explained.
His son and GP2 driver Karun also dismissed it as speculation.
"It is all highly speculative," Karun said.
"An article has been written in a racing website and it has snowballed. As far as I know, my dad has no intentions of standing for the post of FIA president at this moment in time," Karun asserted.
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