Mosley Likely To Retire In 2009

Max Mosley has said that he is not considering retiring just yet, but, when the election for the head of the FIA comes around again in 2009 he may well give up then.

Mosley has been head of the FIA since 1993, and considered retiring in 2004, but got re-elected in 2005.

The 67 year-old is not the most popular member of the paddock, and often sparks controversy in his comments.

“I shouldn’t speculate on at the moment,” he told the BBC, when asked if he is contemplating retirement.

“In 2004, I did actually say I had enough, and various people insisted on me staying a little bit longer.

“I think the day that you start to think, ‘this can’t operate without me’, that’s the moment you’ve got to stop. And also you shouldn’t go on too long.

“When I started, I was old enough to be the father of some of the drivers. Now, there are drivers that could be my grandchildren, and that starts to be on the limit.

“But as to what happens in 2009, I’ll decide in a year’s time.”