ADAC urge Mosley to 'reconsider' role

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The Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club are the first of the world's motoring organisations to comment on the scandal that has seen Mosley hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

A statement from ADAC read: "The role of an FIA president, who represents more than 100 million motorists worldwide, should not be burdened by such an affair. Therefore, we ask the president to very carefully reconsider his role within the organisation."

An extraordinary general meeting of the FIA has been called, during which "the widespread publicity following an apparently illegal invasion of the FIA president's privacy will be discussed".

It initially appeared as if Mosley had bought himself some time as the meeting is unlikely to take place for a number of weeks for logistical reasons.

The assembly comprises 222 national motoring organisations in 130 countries, of which ADAC is naturally a member.

The fact they have chosen to speak out against Mosley before such a meeting, expected to be in Paris, only serves to further undermine Mosley's increasingly tenuous position.

ADAC's position follows on strongly from the comments made in statements on Thursday by four of the world's leading manufacturers in BMW, Mercedes, Honda and Toyota.