FIA president Max Mosley says he is standing by his criticism of former world champion Jackie Stewart

Mosley accepted that his comments about Stewart may not have gone down well in certain quarters, but he was adamant that his job as FIA president was not for him to be universally liked by everyone in the sport.

“Of course criticising the pronouncements, however misconceived, of a much loved former World Champion is unpopular in some quarters,” he said.

“Criticising the pronouncements”, in Mosley double-speak, means calling someone “a certified halfwit” and “a figure of fun”, of course.

Max, you are President of the FIA and, allegedly, a grown up. Try acting like it.