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Mosley could opt for re-election
23 June 2009FIA president Max Mosley has revealed that he is considering standing for re-election despite previously electing to perhaps not do so once reaching the end of his current term. Mosley, who took over the role from Jean-Marie Balestre, has headed the organisation since 1993.
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In a letter to all member clubs in various countries hosting FIA motorsport events, such as Britain's BRDC (British Racing Drivers' Club), Mosley has been quoted by Reuters as saying the following:
'Over recent weeks it has become increasingly clear that one of the objectives of the dissident teams is that I should resign. However, in light of the attack on the mandate you have entrusted to me, I must now reflect on whether my original decision not to stand for re-election was indeed the right one.
It is for the FIA membership, and the FIA membership alone, to decide on its democratically elected leadership, not the motor industry and less still the individuals the industry employs to run its Formula One teams.
It is extraordinary that, at a time when all five manufacturers involved are in great financial difficulty and relying on taxpayers' money, their Formula One teams should threaten a breakaway series in order to avoid reducing their Formula One costs. It remains to be seen whether the boards of the parent companies will allow precious resources to be wasted in this way.'
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