Max is often quoted as saying he could not pursue his ambition of becoming a politician because of the stigma attached to the Mosley surname.

His father, Sir Oswald, was in turn a member of the Conservative Party, an Independent, member of the Labour Party, Independent Labour Party, The New Party and the British Union of Fascists.

With his newly exposed credentials surely Max has every chance of both fulfilling his ambition and securing the "full house" for the family; he is a natural candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Democrats.

Viktorovich, Moscow, RF

Seems to me he called the FIA meeting so that he could intimidate them into backing him.

OOPS.. bit of bad luck there Max !

peter, cardiff, uk

Max has said some uncomplimentary things about Sir Jackie Stewart in the past, such as "He goes round dressed up as a 1930s music hall man. He's a certified halfwit."

Whilst his choice of trousers is questionable, Sir Jackie must be feeling rather smug, safe in the knowledge that they are firmly up on his waist, as opposed to down around his ankles.

The nazi element to Max's Friday afternoon of fun might to be difficult to prove, but the arrogance of the man in believing that he can still carry on as head of F1 with any sense of authority or respect is absolutely breathtaking.

Dave T, Cardiff,

As a Formula 1 fan who has watched the quality of the sport gradually eroded over the years, largely due to the meddling of the FIA and Max Mosley, I won't be remotely sad to see the back of him. While holding the belief that the way a man chooses to spend his spare time is not relevant to his profession as long as he is doing his job well, Mr Mosley's choice of spare-time activity is clearly indicative of a personality type which has always been strikingly evident in the way he presides over F1. For many years he has made decisions which are illogical, disruptive, destroy F1's entertainment value, and seem to serve more as a display of power than a useful means of acting on the best interests of F1. I would love to see Mr Mosley depart as the result of a no-confidence vote prompted by his actions as President of the FIA and the effect that those actions have had on the quality of F1, but if it has to be because of his behaviour away from the circuit then I'll settle for that instead.

M. Thompson, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Its the new mantra - keep hanging on! Mugabe's doing it, chief executives of public companies like BA are doing it, senior members of the government front bench are doing it and now Mosley's doing it! Bluff it out Mosley why should you be any different? Don't worry about the reputation of your organisation whilst there is a scintilla of a chance of clinging to power. It is all very unedifying and depressing.

Robinson, London, Uk

Blackballed?

Mike L, Chippenham, Wilts

For better or worse, we live in the technological age, and we have access to numerous electronic communication devices. Indeed, motorsport is one of the pinnacles of technological acheivement.
So: why can't 200 people submit their 'secret' votes to the FIA within the next 24 hours ? Then we can all put this unfortunate affair behind us and move on.
In short, the question begs:
Why have the FIA 'elected' to drag all this out for so long?

graham fudger, watford, UK