Controversial figure
Last April 13, former FIA president Max Mosley would have turned 86 years old. Mosley died five years ago after a life spent within the world of motorsport between successes and disappointments and certainly very rich in controversies and polemics. The journalist and former press officer of several F1 teams Matt Bishop wanted to remember his figure by reposting an article he wrote two years ago on the MotorSportMagazine website, in which he traced a profile of Mosley.
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“Whether you love him or hate him, you have to admit he was a fascinating man, although he could be tough and even cruel. Above all, he was frighteningly intelligent“, Bishop wrote about Mosley on X. A portrait that, however, was not appreciated by the 1996 world champion, Damon Hill, who in turn had the opportunity to get to know Mosley very well since his entire F1 career developed under his presidency.
Hill attacks via social media
Don’t be fooled just because he could be ‘funny’. It was always at someone else’s expense. I’m not sure intelligence can be called that if it is employed in the service of hatred and division.
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— Damon Hill (@HillF1) April 13, 2026
Responding to Bishop’s comment, Hill harshly attacked Mosley: “Don’t be fooled just because he could be ‘funny’ – wrote the English former Williams, Arrows and Jordan driver – he always did it at someone else’s expense. I’m not sure that [his] can be called intelligence if it is employed in the service of hatred and division”. A comment destined to spark debate and that reopens controversial pages in the history of F1 and motorsport.
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