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Fresh conspiracy allegations into Max scandal

Thursday 24th July 2008

Fresh allegations that Max Mosley was the victim of a 'sting operation by his enemies' have come to light, according to the British press.

Just hours before a London High Court will rule on Mosley's breach of privacy case against the News of the World, the Independent has reported that the tabloid's expose was part of a 'sting operation' that also involved a private investigator being hired by Mosley's 'enemies in the world of motorsport' to follow him around.

The aim of the operation was to ensure that Mosley was ousted from his position as head of motorsport's governing body before such a time as new Concorde Agreement for F1 was signed to include some of his proposed regulations.

"It's just an extraordinary coincidence and it would have been tremendously convenient for a lot of people if Max had been ousted. In fact he wasn't, because the FIA stood by him but if he had been, it would have been a brilliant coup," a source told The Independent.

As for who set Mosley up that remains a mystery despite the FIA President's best attempts to find out through a surveillance team from the security firm Quest.

The team discovered that one of Mosley's five women from the News of the World story, a wife of an MI5 office, had secretly taped her sessions with Mosley, selling them to the tabloid for £12,000.

However, that doesn't answer the question about just who of his 'enemies in the world of motorsport' were out to get him.

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