Bernie Ecclestone has slammed the governing body and its president Jean Todt, calling the Frenchman a ‘poor man’s Max Mosley.’
He believes that Todt hasn’t “had a positive effect on Formula One,” and the former-Ferrari team principal is doing too much to please the FIA, rather than F1 fans and the teams.
“Jean Todt is a poor man’s Max,” Bernie told the Daily Express.
“He has been travelling around the world doing what Max didn’t do too much – kissing the babies and shaking the hands.
“It is probably good for the FIA, but we don’t need it in Formula One.”
The 80-year-old’s biggest gripe is with the new engine formula for the 2013 season, which he disagrees with wholehartedly, saying the teams and FOM should write the rules, rather than the FIA.
“We should write the rules with the teams,” he said. “The competitors have got to race and have got a big investment. We have got a big investment.
“We should write the rules, give them to the FIA and they should make sure they are followed.
“It should be like the police – the police don’t write the rules and say you’ve got to do 30 miles an hour. The FIA is a joke,” he exclaimed.
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