Report: Mosley Barred From Bahrain
Pressure increases on FIA chief
According to the Times newspaper Bahrain’s Crown Prince wrote to Mosley to tell him it would be ‘inappropriate’ to be in the kingdom at this time.
Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, the Crown Prince of Bahrain, wrote the letter after allegations about Mosley’s private life appeared in a Sunday newspaper.
Mosley, 67, is now fighting to save his career and is said to be locked in discussions with lawyers to assemble a case for invasion of privacy.
In the letter the Crown Prince allegedly wrote: ‘In the light of the allegations, I suspect you may be deliberating on your planned attendance at the Grand Prix here in Bahrain later in the week.
'I therefore felt it important to convey the position of Bahrain and its people. Clearly of paramount importance is the success of the event for all concerned – the Kingdom of Bahrain, Formula 1 and its spectators.
'The focus quite rightly should be on the race. With great regret I feel that under the current circumstances, it would be inappropriate for you to be in Bahrain at this time.’
Meanwhile it has been reported that BMW and Mercedes were putting more pressure on Mosley.
According to the BBC the German carmakers labelled allegations of bizarre sexual behaviour ‘disgraceful’.
They were understood to have been joined by Honda and Toyota in expressing disgust.
The loud burst of laughter when I read the article did provoke some turned heads first thing! When the chap came over to check if I was OK, we had to laugh about the whole thing....
The Times also had a copy of the letter from the King too. There is no room for misinterpretation there! In most cases the Middle Easterners keep out of these types of things (mainly because they run the risk of getting caught themselves!). But this one is just too obvious to ignore - since Bahrain is trying to portray a certain image, allowing Mosley to come and go as he pleases looks pretty bad.
As for invasion of privacy? Phah, shouldnt have played away - plonker.
From MP's dying in odd sexual circumstances to celebs downloading kiddy smut. There must be plenty of wealthy figures of authority who get up to worse than this behind closed doors. The amount we see in the papers is really just the very tip of the iceberg.
Even so, I don't see how he can reasonably continue his role. Time to retire me thinks, he is 67 after all.
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