Max Mosly is concerned about the future of Formula One motor sport. This is the result of the allegations made to Frank Williams and five others for the death of Ayrton Senna on May 1, 1994.

Mosley said: "We are not particularly concerned about the Williams case. They have got a very strong defense and that will get sorted out. What we are more worried about is the whole practice of people being prosecuted for things arising out of their sport. Quite often there are cases where you get a claim for damages, but that's a civil action, not criminal proceedings. But there has to be something pretty strong when it comes to charging someone with a crime."

He added: "You could understand criminal proceedings happening if someone did something very unusual, such as deliberately cutting a brake line. When you're pushing yourself to the ultimate of your ability, you make mistakes. Prosecuting somebody in those circumstances seems to me to be quite wrong."

"In races there are going to be crashes. In Formula One people make mistakes, that's part of the game if you like. But we have to try our best to make sure that, when they do make mistakes, no one gets hurt. We are always very conscious of safety. In the 1960s and '70s on average an Formula One driver was killed each year. Until Senna and Ratzenberger died on the same weekend there hadn't been a Formula One death for 12 years."