When motorsports president Max Mosley was caught in a sadomasochistic orgy by a British tabloid, we assumed it was his end. Far from it. Riding high on a court victory he's pushing reforms in Europe that will clamp-down on the free press.

Former Formula One overseer Max Mosley, who knows from pleasure and punishments, says Ferarri should face some unpleasantness for team orders that let Fernando Alonso win the German Grand Prix. Spankings all around. [Welt Online via Autocar]

Last year it was Max Mosley with a whip, this year F1 owner Bernie Ecclestone's card depicts Flavio Briatore trying to blow up Mosley's boat. Get it? It's funny because they're all awful people. [WCF]

Jean Todt defeated Ari Vatanen last week to become the new president of the FIA, motorsport’s international governing body, replacing 16-year incumbent Max “Spank Me” Mosley.

In a letter today to membership, embattled FIA chief and reported sex freak Max Mosley has confirmed he will not stand for re-election when his term as president of motorsport's governing body ends in October. Full letter below.

Perhaps hoping to underscore why he gets along so well with Max Mosley, F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone told The Times he doesn't like democracy and believes Hitler, Saddam Hussein and the Taliban were doing a good job.

Alleged sex freak Max Mosley's agreed to step down as president of FIA, Formula One's world governing body, after elections later this year in order to unify the Formula One championship. The long nightmare is almost over.

The bough has apparently broken: as we head into what are perhaps the last hours of Formula One as we know it, the teams and the FIA have yet to reach a compromise.