Mosley makes first public appearance
FIA president Max Mosley made his first public appearance since the News of the World's story about his private life, attending last night's Jordan Rally dinner with HRH Prince Feisal at the Marriott Hotel on the shores of the Dead Sea
Mosley has so far declined to talk to journalists on the fifth round of the World Rally Championship.
He spent much of last night talking to the Prince and a variety of other WRC officials at what was reportedly a poorly attended dinner, with only half of the 200 invited guests thought to have made the evening.
Reaction to Mosley's first WRC outing since his visit to Rally Ireland last November has been mixed.
Citroen Sport team principal Olivier Quesnel said: "We are really anxious about what happened [in the News of the World]. But, what can I say? He is the president of the FIA, so if he comes here, we are going to say hello. We understand that it is his private life, but the problem is that everybody knows what is in his private life."
Ford's Malcolm Wilson echoed those sentiments, saying: "He still has an official capacity as president of the FIA and we will respect that."
Another senior figure in the service park was not so keen to see Mosley, saying: "We haven't seen him [on a WRC round] for how long? And now he comes on the same weekend that F1 is running in Spain. I'm not sure I'm comfortable with our sport being held hostage."
Mosley is scheduled to leave Jordan on Friday after visiting the WRC service area.
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