FIA/Mosley trying to get Brundle axed

The BBC's decision to employ Martin Brundle as their Formula One commentator for next season has apparently not gone down well with the FIA.

Brundle is set to team up with current Red Bull driver David Coulthard, Jonathan Legard, Lee McKenzie and Jake Humphrey when the BBC takes over the F1 rights from next year.

However, the Daily Mail's Charles Sale claims the powers that be at the FIA are trying to convince the public broadcaster not to employ Brundle as they are still unhappy with him over his Sunday Times opinion piece on Spygate.

The FIA sued the paper for libel last year after Brundle said their "witch-hunt" against McLaren is threatening to the spoil title race.

Sale wrote: "The BBC's signing of Martin Brundle, widely acknowledged as the best Formula One pundit, for their new Grand Prix contract starting in March has not pleased motor sport's rulers.

"It is the talk of the F1 paddock that Alan Donnelly, the official representative at races of FIA chairman Max Mosley, has been trying to dissuade BBC executives from employing Brundle, who has been at odds with the governing body since he questioned their handling of last year's McLaren Spygate affair. " PlanetF1