Mosley Re-Elected as FIA President

[Zytek_Fan]

Max Mosley will continue as president of motorsport's governing body, the FIA, after being 'unanimously' voted back into office when no opponent came forward to challenge his tenure.

Although the re-appointment will not necessarily please all in Formula One, where there had been mutterings that it was time for Mosley to go, the lack of a credible alternative left few other options. An FIA spokesman confirmed that Mosley was returned to office for the fourth time by 'unanimous acclamation' during a gathering of the FIA's general assembly. The 65-year old lawyer first took the helm of the organisation in 1991, having seen off previous incumbent Jean-Marie Balestre in the last contested vote.

Mosley's return carries a degree of irony, however, as he had attempted to stand down from the presidency just over a year ago. Persuaded on that occasion to remain in office at least until the end of his third term, Mosley has since frustrated many in the top flight by pushing ahead with various rule changes and proposals, leading to calls for him to stand down.

Should Mosley decide to stand aside during his latest term, as has been rumoured, it is expected that one of his deputies will have been groomed to take over. New president of the senate, Michel Boeri, and deputy president for sport, Marco Piccinini, are the favourites to succeed the Briton.

Boeri was also elected as one of seven vice-presidents for the FIA's sport division, along with José Abed, Nazir Hoosein, Derek Ledger, Shekhar Mehta, Jacques Regis and Hermann Tomczyk.