Max Mosley was a racing driver, a team owner and lawyer before becoming president of the International Automobile Federation in 1993. Photo: ReutersMax Mosley, the former head of Formula One's governing body who went on to become a high-profile privacy campaigner, has died aged 81 after suffering from cancer, his family said. "The family of Max Mosley can confirm that he died last night after a long battle with cancer. Both were team bosses in the 1970s, Mosley a co-founder of March and Ecclestone owner of Brabham. They had already tried their hand at racing, Mosley in Formula Two and Ecclestone failing to qualify for the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix, before realising their talents lay elsewhere.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 24, 2021 21:35 UTC