Comments on: Max Mosley yet to respond to lurid sex video claims in British newspaper

By: Jon Webb

Jon Webb — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:23:08 +0000

Well he stiched up Ron Dennis last season, I woul just love it if it was Ron who got his own back, if so Mr. Dennis you have the same ideals as me, revenge is sweet.

By: katiered

katiered — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:34:25 +0000

I think its good to see max up to his neck in it. I am afraid that
what goes around comes around..
WUNDERBAR… On your way out Max please switch off the
lights..

By: catherine

catherine — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:31:24 +0000

As well as being sacked his truly ‘wonderful’ father should be stripped of the title ’sir’ how on earth did he get this? this country amazes me with its crooked justice,racism and stupid government, thank god for lewis hamilton he is the best.

By: KempstonBob

KempstonBob — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:35:28 +0000

In my view Mosley should be asked to resign or face being sacked. If he is is attempting to take the Newspapers concerned to court for ‘Breach of Privacy’ then he must have, by inference, commited some or all of the acts described by the articles.

Whilst it is clear that the sporting regulations do not specifically mention that they are binding to Competitor and Official alike the spririt of the Code would imply that they do and therefore in my opinion, and those of my friends, he has ‘Brought the Sport into Disrepute’ (Article 151 c)

By: Ratboysmisses

Ratboysmisses — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:29:19 +0000

Thats awful, oh well it made me laugh. Its a disgrace to the name of racing.

By: Al

Al — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:53:11 +0000

I think it’s entirely out of order , when you consider that the FIA is dealing with two major German firms and the major Japenese firms have very strict moral codes in the workplace and business . He should have some honour and go . Maybe he can get a job in the West End – is " The Producers " still running ?

By: Gman

Gman — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:14:12 +0000

Many of you make some very good points in terms of Max losing credibility and respect among groups who may be deeply offended by this, such as the German constructors and the German tracks and their administrations. In reading the comments many of you have made over the last several days on this, it’s good to see many fellow posters take a strong stance against these types of actions.

One of the aspects of this story that has stirred strong feelings in me is that the same disgusting feelings displayed in Mosley’s roleplaying have hit right here the community where I currently attend school. There are several synagogues located in the neighborhood surrounding my university, and over the weekend one of them was defaced with Nazi-themed graffiti. The synagogue in question is located no more than 1000 feet from my dorm building, and these actions have sparked absolute outrage in the local community. Local citizens have currently collected a reward of $5,000(and growing) to put towards the capture and conviction of the offenders.

My point with this is that anti-semitic acts and emotions- on a locla or international level- are absolutley unacceptable. This behavior has no place polluting the greatest form of motor sports in the world, in a series that calls itself the "world championship."

The sooner Max steps down, the better.

By: benji

benji — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:07:28 +0000

well I won’t go into the history of Mr Moselys time at ther FIA but his autocratic style has lead to some very poor rule changes and there has been a huge amount of pro ferrari partiality. I for one won’t be sorry to see the arrogant **** go.

By: Loki

Loki — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:25:27 +0000

Haha, "Spankgate" … winner!

By: Rabi

Rabi — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:59:48 +0000

Well in a way I’m glad this happened as Mosley was absolutely useless from day one for the sport. Seriously I only wish it would have happened sooner.

In any case if the allegations are true then he has to resign and Cooperman presents an interesting argument – was he framed?

Also I do remember Keith asking everyone to predict the largest and most controversial "-gate" that could engulf the season, well I’m sure if the stories are true and Mosley doesn’t resign then spankgate will win, especially when he goes to the European circuits.

By: Cooperman

Cooperman — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:13:29 +0000

.. and just to cover my own backside there, and prevent Keith from getting into trouble, I have no evidence whatsoever to suggest that Rupert Murdoch would purposely target Max Mosley in response to another of his publications being the subject of legal action.

By: Cooperman

Cooperman — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:10:39 +0000

Here are a handful of points that I think are worth considering at this time…
1 – Max Mosely has an immense legal brain. No publication is going to even consider this line of reporting without covering their backsides (if you’ll excuse the pun).

2 – Max Mosely is (I believe) still in the process of suing The Times for comments made by Martin Brundle suggesting that the FIA’s investigations of McLaren last year were more akin to a witch hunt. Both The Times and The News Of The World are owned by a certain Rupert Murdoch – coincidence??

3 – Can you see the Kingdom of Bahrain being all that welcoming to Max this weekend? Even moreso, perhaps, the German manufacturers BMW and Mercedes, and the organisers of the German Grand Prix later this year?

To my mind, Mosley’s position is untenable.

By: John G

John G — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:58:24 +0000

The Spitzer – Mosley parallels are hard to escape. I’m sad for their families. But, as Alan pointed out, it’s hard to feel sorry for someone so sanctimonious. I thought Sir Jackie Stewart was restrained when quoted in Tony Dodgins Autosport column on March 19th as saying " …"I got a handshake from Max the other day, and almost a cuddle! And I mentioned Max in my book…. Once! He said, ‘let’s forget all that. It’s the past.’ He ran into me and he was his gushing self. There’s no conscience there…"

And no common sense either. Absolute power ……

By: Alianora La Canta

Alianora La Canta — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:47:47 +0000

This orgy may not have been illegal, but I suspect that the publication of the video would have broken some rules relating to hard pornography had it been done anywhere other than the internet. For that matter, I’m dubious as to whether this was even Max (though I should clarify that I have deliberately avoided watching the video – it sounds too lewd for my tastes). If it wasn’t, then News International have broken libel laws by attributing these actions to Max. And the News of the World has faked stuff before (notably the "fake sheikh" series of exposés involving – you guessed it – a fake sheikh). While this would be a step beyond even their usual limits, I could imagine a particularly desperate journalist attempting such a "scoop"…

By: Santiago

Santiago — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:42:50 +0000

Still doubtful this matter. I´ve seen part of the video on Spanish TV and I couldnt see any racist stuff on there, although speaker said it was a nazist video. In fact looked to me that type of parties that multimillioners have when they are fed up of the so called "normal sex".
I have to say they did not show the whole video on TV.

One question, Who gave the video to NOTW?. Is it a vendetta or just a coincidence that this chap was trapped and filmed by someone who saw him on TV and dealt with the paper the price accordingly to the relevence of the subject?

By: alan

alan — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:24:33 +0000

The sad thing that someone earlier said is that IF (the big if) this story is true then how can Max go to highly religious countries as a representative of the fia – would you like to be seen(if proven) shaking hands with a person who may have lice.
I’m sorry the man is so sanctimonious – in passing judgement on others it is hard not to enjoy the posibility of him having to resign and go and live in rich exile – wonder how much his wife would receive for a payout – she has been with him a lot longer than heather with macca?
He has treated people with no past blemishes – except they have critisised him as fools and buffoons – and men who have dedicated their lives to motorsport as liars and thiefs – so no sympathy from me only the question’s when will he go and who will replace him?
Suggestion – mr todt get ready now – the fia needs you – the quicker the better all round – all assuming the video etc is true of course??

By: Tj

Tj — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:28:52 +0000

"As I mentioned earlier, I have never studied British law to any true extent- can any of you tell me if Max has violated any laws by hiring these women?"

Well GMan the answer is no. It’s not illegal to pay for sex in the UK. It is ilegal to solicit publicly and it is illegal to ‘live off imoral earnings’ (i.e. run a brothel or be a pimp). But a private arragement between consenting adults is not technically a crime.

What makes me laugh though – from comments above about the video bein from hidden cameras is the fact that from the newspaper pictures you can clearly see in the mirrors in front of Max as he is getting whipped the reflection of a man in a shirt and tie with a 3/4 length coat on – i.e. a man dressed as a butler. And in other pictures the reflections shows the hookers holding the cameras. So I think Max knew this was being filmed.

And he called Stewart a ‘certified halfwit’!! The pot calling the kettle ‘black’?

By: GARYC

GARYC — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:08:33 +0000

I think it is ironic that the man who has been punishing people for many years for "Bringing the sport into disrepute" for such offenses as being 20 minutes late for a press conference, or wearing an ugly shirt has now seemingly brought more disrepute on F1 than even last year’s nonsense and the FIA’s response to it.
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By: FLIG

FLIG — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:23:04 +0000

You see, Keith, it’s hard not to. May I try again? Is my opinion "wrong" and I can’t voice it here or is it ok if I try to be "the other side"? Josh’s comment is what I’m talking about, and though I agree my last comment deserved to be deleted because some of it was getting "personal", most of it was exactly about that.

By: milos

milos — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:14:59 +0000

Full Mosley that’s a good one