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Max Mosley's Courtroom Drama Draws To A Close, We Provide Probable Outcome

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Max Mosley's sordid legal affair appears to be ending now that the judge in the FIA president's case against the tabloid (News Of The World) that published the details of his alleged Nazi Orgy is nearly ready to rule. Though a major distraction for the sport, we've sort of gotten used to the craziness Mosley injects into our workday. But moments like when he told the judge he really likes S&M will live on in our hearts, and in the legal system whenever someone else uses the old Marv Albert defense. But the question still remains — who'll win? We break down the case below.

Mosley's Case: British laws protecting the rights of individuals against the press extend to him and this was a completely private affair.

News Of The World's Case: Mosley is a public figure and he committed a serious act of "depravity" and the public has a right to know about it.

X Factor: The witness who was the biggest part of the setup, Woman E, was supposed to testify that there was a specific request for a Nazi theme. She never showed up.

Jalopnik Snap Judgement: Because British laws are so strong on this point, we're pretty sure NOTW is going to lose this case. But it isn't going to make problems like this go away.

[NY Times]

Mohammad Bin Sulayem Saves Mosley's Ass From Final Spanking, Compares Scandal To "Terrorist Attack"

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:20:00 EDT

Those curious how Max Mosley was able to pull an upset vote and keep his job as head of the FIA after a serious Nazi sex scandal need look no further than Mohammed Bin Sulayem, head of motorsports in the United Arab Emirates. Oh Max, did you really think it would look better to have your ass saved in a scandal involving the Jewish community by a guy named Mohammed? It's actually not that bad, we think... though Bin Sulayem did bring up terrorist attacks in his defense of Mosley. Seriously.

To be fair, Bin Sulayem is a former rally driver and mover-and-shaker in the racing scene in that part of the world and could very well view this on moral grounds, but we don't think he should have called the setup a "terrorist attack on his personal life." How did he do it? Bin Sulayem claims to have controlled around 40 votes, mostly from African countries, which swayed the decision in favor of Mosley. Bin Sulayem is actually the guy behind the SLR-powered Mercedes SLK and, apparently, a big Michael Jackson fan. Just when you started to think F1 was actually about the racing. (h/t to PhkMark)

[Photo: Getty Images, GMM via F1-Live]

Max Mosley Death Watch #3: The Harder You Hit Him, The More He Wants To Stay

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EDT

This whole "Max Mosley Death Watch" thing might be around longer than we expected. So, Mosley is a freak, Bahrain didn't want him to come to their race, Mosley doesn't care, FIA orgs call for his resignation, but he's still got Bernie in his corner. And now we find out, from a "friend" of Mosley, that "the more people want him to go, the more he will be determined not to." Great.

The friend goes on further for The Times:

"Max is not an individual who runs away from problems and he will solve the problems in the way he thinks is right. He is a fighter and he will fight," the friend said.

As the video shows, he is a fighter, able to stand up to five whores pretending to be guards and/or victims. Of course, he apparently yelled at the Crown Prince of Bahrain, so this "death watch" may be taking on a new, more literal, meaning.

[Times Online via HuffPo]