Mosley calls for rules revamp

Mosley believes that the sport needs a Formula 1-style 'Concorde Agreement' to standardise the procedures by which World Rallying is governed. In F1, the Concorde Agreement is signed by all the teams, who agree to be bound by its terms.

"I would like to change the way we do things," Mosley told this week's Autosport magazine. "At the beginning of the 1980s, we put all the F1 rules in one book. It should be the same for rallies. They are locked in a time warp from 40 years ago, they just need modernising."

Mosley's proposals for a deal similar to F1's Concorde Agreement have generally met with favour among team principals.

Ford Rallye Sport boss Malcolm Wilson told Autosport: "It is something we are in favour of and have been trying to formulate for a while. I don't think any teams would have any strong objections to it, provided it was done properly."

The bad feeling following Citroen's aborted appeal against Sebastien Loeb's suspended penalty in Monte Carlo has highlighted the need for World Rallying to standardise its rules. However, Mosley said the French team won't be facing any further action despite some team bosses claiming Citroen had manipulated the situation to ensure maximum media coverage.

"The advertisements (Citroen ran after Monte Carlo) were technically in breach of article 131 of the sporting code of the FIA," explained Mosley. "But I do not believe it was deliberate."

He added: "The question of suspending a penalty is something we are going to look at in the next World Council."