Stoddart wants Mosley exit and F1 return

Paul Stoddart wants arch-nemesis Mosley sacked

(GMM) Paul Stoddart on Sunday hinted that he might return to formula one if Max Mosley departs as FIA president.

The pair share an acrimonious past after crossing swords politically, as Australian-born Stoddart ran the Minardi team between 2001 and until he sold out to Red Bull at the end of 2005.

In no uncertain terms, he said Mosley must be removed as head of world motoring's governing body, because of the sex scandal.

"This arsehole has got to go for the sake of the sport," Stoddart told the Weekend Australian newspaper.

After the Bahrain royal family urged Mosley against attending the grand prix this weekend, Stoddart similarly advised Spain's King Juan Carlos to also shun the embattled FIA president ahead of the next grand prix.

"There is absolutely no question in my mind that Mosley must go, and only then will I come back to the sport as a team owner," he added.