Actually Mr Ritchie procuring the services of prostitutes is not illegal in the UK. It is illegal for a client to solicit persistently or to solicit from a motor car but not to pay for sexual services. Furthermore there is an important "may" in Article 27 which would seem to suggest that there is no obligation to implement tyhe sanction specified.

Mosley may be an unlikeable person but sorry, his sexual morals, except to the extent that he kills or maims someone or indulges in under-age sex, are entirely his own affair. I really don't know why you - the lot of you sanctimonious twits - can't get on with your own lives and stop preaching and defining the morals of others for them.

Billy Barnett, HK,

The NotW had absolutely no right to invade the man's privacy in this way. What he (or anyone) gets up to in private with other consenting adults is no one else's business - apart from his family.

Laura, London,

The "what people do privately is OK" argument is specious.

It is not alright to break the law "privately". Max Mosely broke the law by procuring the services of prostitutes, and must be considered to have inflicted moral injury on the FIA.

Article 27 of the FIA Statutes states:

"In addition, the World Motor Sport Council may directly impose the sanctions provided for in the International Sporting Code, and where appropriate the World Council for Automobile Mobility and Tourism may impose fines on or demand the exclusion from FIA bodies or international sporting events of licence holders, executive officers or members of ASNs or ACNs.

5) who by words, deeds or writings have inflicted moral injury and loss on the FIA, a World Council, their Members or their executive officers."

As this applies to its members the FIA is surely obliged to apply the same rules to its officers.

Alex Ritchie, Salisbury, UK

This is the problem with facists, they never go when you ask them to.

Ginge, Dubai,

The sheer brazen effrontery of the man is breathtaking. And to those men who say that private behaviour has nothing to do with one's public behaviour I say "Rubbish". How you can separate the two? If you are dishonest in private there's a very good chance you will be dishonest publicly. Either you have high standards of behaviour or you don't. And don't tell me paying women to indulge perverted sexual fantasies is having a high standard of behaviour. Men (and women) who defend this kind of thing with bleatings about "privacy" are missing the point. Thank God for the News of the World - we would hardly know what our leaders were up to without it. And public people should be accountable and not hide behind privacy laws. If there was nothing to hide they wouldn't be needed.

tellingitlikeitis, Warrington, UK

Is this not all part of the great hypocracy play. On the one hand there are outcries about the introduction of ID Cards, CCTV cameras in the streets, official phone bugging and the masses walk in the streets to defend their right to privacy. And then comes a newspaper and a sensation hungry public and shows what we really think about "privacy". Exactly nothing if it concerns others and a great deal if it concerns us.

I side with Mr. Mosley. His behaviour may not be what you would expect from a totally balanced individual but hey, we accept the likes of Pete Doherty and Kate Moss and lots of other so-called VIPs and people in the public eye and nobody seems to request them to resign from their careers. Hence, I would expect that Mr. Mosley is given protection from rapacious newpaper hacks and photographers and from a hypocritical "hang him" crowd too.

Conrad Shamis, Vienna, Austria

You can be racially Jewish but not culturally or religiously.

Daniel, Los Angeles, USA

He could have chosen a different theme for his sex game, this is almost proof that he was acting out something that turns him on and in my opinion is not very healthy, especially considering his position and wealth.

Joseph, Alicante, Spain

Are you sure Mr Ecclestone is a Jewish businessman? His biography says his parents were married in church, which makes it seem unlikely, but not impossible I suppose.

Matt, Bristol,

this is the best thing to happen to F1. There's no way he can stay now. Bring it on.

pete black, london,

"As a result of the interest whipped up by the story", was that pun intended or not?

Trevor, Nanchang, China

If Max has any of his parents political leanings, he certainly has never expressed it through his work. He is far more intelligent than his parents, though obviously not cautious enough when it comes to vetting the hired help! I have at times both admired Max and been angry at him, but whatever anyone says, he is very very good at that job, and you should respect him for that. At 67 i doubt that he will be able to stand the ribbing that he will get from the pit lane, and he will stand down. He's a petrol head, not a nazi, and we should remember that. His closest associate and oldest friend in the business is a jew - Bernie!

Marshall, London, UK

Can anyone remember the 2005 American Grand Prix where only 6 car started the F1's most disgraceful race? Where Ferrari was nowhere that season. Mr Mosley the secret money-buddy with Ferrari and Bridgestone ?

Andrew Baker, Harrow, UK

Won't be watching any more F1 until they get rid of him. I'm only one person - hope there are more of me out there.

Alex, London,

Moseley by all accounts is simply a henchman of Eccleston. Between then they have made F1 their personal feifdom. Clearly money and old friends stick together and Ferrari is part of the "cosy nostra" that carves up the Grand prix circus. The most telling fact seems to be Moseley apparently thinking of suing the N.O.W. for invasion of privacy. The last person to be so litigious was Robert Maxwell who turned out to be hiding more than anyone imagined- watch this space-

JP, Nemours,

We didn't really need this evidence to know that he has become totally unsuitable for the position that he holds.

This after the things he said about Jackie Stewart not being able to be taken seriously, in his recent tirade. Also consider the 'holier than thou' attitude he himself took, and encouraged others to take, with regard to MacLaren.

What is clear is this tends to support the 'nature' rather than the 'nurture' argument.

Ian King, Menorca, Spain

Interesting that Mosley is suing for invasion of privacy - ergo, it is him in the video. It is utterly disgusting that motor sport has such vile conduct in its midst. If he does not resign, then I suggest a boycot of all F1 sponsors - that will hit the sport where it will not harm drivers, but commercial pressure on sponsors will force Mosley out. He has no place in motor sport, private life and public figures do not go hand in hand, what he does in 'private' affects the public. How do we know that he's not being blackmailed to make certain rulings, or to grant certain contracts. An honorable man would resign. Of course, an honorable man would not have engaged in such vile conduct ab initio.

David, Los Angeles, USA

Bye Bye Max, It's too late to try to wrestle your way out of this one legally after your holier than thou attitude towards Mac last year. Has Mr. Todt been to the FIA offices in the last 24 hours? if not he will be soon.

Cecil Cooper, Portland, USA

After having seen this on youtube...I can only say...he's got to resign. Being in charge of the FIA one has to set examples in a positive daylight...not like this.

I just hope the FIA will elect a capable responsable person.

A concerned F1 fan

Malinovzky.
Curacao Netherlands Antilles

Malinovzky, willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

The things on those videos are being done by thousands of lawyers, welders, mayors, plumbers, teachers etc... everyday.
Max' achievements for the sports will much more likely have benefitted from that than the other way around. If it really was him.

John van Liempt, Amsterdam,

Impossible. If he doesn't go, he will have to be fired, just like anyone else who is guilty of gross misconduct. If he stays in power, Formula 1 will have lost all credibility.

Remember, this is a global sport into which some of the most prestigious brands pour vast sums of money. Do Johnnie Walker, Vodafone, ING Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland want to be taking orders from a man who we have seen chained up and spanked by a prostitute?

He might not like it and he might view it as an invasion of his privacy, but it's in the public domain and it looks very bad indeed.

He should go now so we can get on with the racing.

Richard Williams, London, Gr London