Toyota, BMW, want to move on from Mosley scandal
After the scandal-gripped FIA president survived a confidence vote in Paris this week, BMW-Sauber chief Mario Theissen said it is "important now for everyone concerned to turn their undivided attention back to the sport".
From the scene of the Canadian grand prix at Montreal, Toyota on Thursday followed suit, expressing the hope that the sport can now "conduct its activities unhindered by scandal, controversy and negative publicity".
In the statement issued by the German based Japanese team, however, Toyota empathized with those who are still uncomfortable about Mosley's ongoing tenure.
"We also acknowledge and understand the position of the major touring clubs, of which many of our customers are members," the statement added.
BMW and Toyota's sentiments represent changes of position for the manufacturers, after Toyota said at the Bahrain grand prix that it condemned "any behavior which could be seen to damage formula one's image, in particular any behavior which could be understood to be racist or anti-Semitic".
Also in April, German carmakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz jointly condemned Mosley's reported behavior as "disgraceful".