Mosley must leave soon - Ecclestone

Speaking to the British newspaper 'The enquirer', Bernie Ecclestone, head of Formula One's management operations has confirmed he believes Mosley should step down in November 2009 when his current term ends. He fins himself in a difficult position but believes Mosley will seek re-election once again.

Ecclestone also said he had no doubt whatsoever that Mosley would be confirmed as FIA president at an extraordinary meeting of the FIA's clubs.

"I knew he would win," Ecclestone said yesterday. "There was no way he could lose. But I still don't think it's good for him, or for the FIA, to be honest. He said he wanted to finish at the end of 2007, and then the end of this year, before all this happened."

"Max should stand down in November. For me it's a difficult situation because I run the Formula One Group of companies, and the teams – the manufacturers – are violently opposed to him. But 62% of the automobile clubs that make up the FIA voted to retain him."

"Max has always ruled by fear. But I think more people will be likely to take him on after this."

The further this uncertain situation is going, the more damage it may bring to Formula One and the FIA itself. Germany based ADAC already withdrew support as long as Mosley is heading the FIA. In Formula One on the other hand, support for Mosley is declining, even from the often very loyal Ferrari camp.

Ecclestone further added to his voice that Mosley is currently making things more difficult in Fomula One as there is a new Concorde Agreement only to be signed by Mosley to be validated.

"We want Max's signature on a new document. He doesn't want to do that because he feels he has more power if he doesn't sign. But he doesn't need more power. The big manufacturers know just how much they want to spend, to be competitive. We just need to write the regulation to achieve that, and move forwards."