Berger: Judge Mosley on his work

The FIA head made a low-key return to the Formula One paddock at Monaco, refusing to answer questions before going back to his private office before the start of today's practice.

It was Mosley's first visit to the F1 paddock since revelations were printed about his private life in the News of the World newspaper.

Mosley will face a confidence vote at an extraordinary meeting of the FIA World Council, in Paris on June 3.

Berger said on Thursday that Mosley should not be judged by his private life, and the Austrian was critical of some members of the Formula One fraternity.

"I never commented because I think it is entirely a private thing," Berger told a news conference in Monaco. "I think there is nothing to comment. It is something that happens with grown up people, nothing against the law and I am very surprised how many angels are around here, especially in F1, who are very clear and very nice.

"To connect this to the job of Mosley as FIA president is not right. I have been a long time in F1 now, I have seen many things and I have been in an era of Mosley racing and the position now... there are very few people who have made so much safety impact in motorsport as Max.

"If you remember, especially what happened in 1994 with Ayrton at Imola, he was a strong guy to change a lot of things, race tracks and crash tests. And to see an accident like last year in Canada with Kubica, it saved his life.

"He has done a lot in road cars too, all these improvements in crash tests. I think it is not fair to see it through the glasses as some people try to see it.

"I think his future in the FIA should be decided by the clubs, not by the newspapers or us. The sport needs a strong guy and he definitely is."
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said the focus during the weekend should be on racing, not on Mosley's visit.

"We are here to go racing with the focus on the sport," he said. "It is very much an internal issue for Max and the FIA. There is nothing further for me to add other than that what Gerhard says: he has done many, many good things."