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'Mosley will retire' - Ecclestone
11 July 2009Bernie Ecclestone is confident in his belief that FIA president Max Mosley will stand down from his position at the end of his current term in October. With Mosley having already admitted that retirement is a favourable option, the man who has held the role for sixteen years is now possibly in his last four months of the job.
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With an ongoing row between the FIA and the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) this season, 2009 has been one of controversy thus far as politics are related to F1 although the sport's commercial rights holder is sure that Mosley, who himself came under immense scrutiny due to his News of the World revelations last year, will soon step down.
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| Ecclestone is convinced that Mosley will be walking away from motorsport this year |
"I have no doubt in my mind, as long as I've known Max, that he's always done what he said he would do," Ecclestone told The Times of the 69-year-old, although Mosley has also stated that he will remain in the occupation in the event of no agreement being found with FOTA. "He's an honourable person. I've always said Max can have a cheque signed by me - without any name or amount on it - because he's a trustworthy guy, so I have no doubt that he will honour all the things he's ever said he will do."
Ecclestone, of Formula One Management (FOM), also cast away threats of a breakaway series being put into action by teams: "There are probably a couple of people in all the teams who would like to see it happen, but no, I don't think it will happen; I think people realise that the Formula One World Championship has been going for sixty years, it is well established, we've got the best circuits in the world and I don't think they've even thought through really how there could be a breakaway and, if there is, what would our company do?"
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