Ex-motorsports boss Max Mosley dies aged 81
Chief executive Bernie Ecclestone confirmed the news, saying he died on Sunday. Ex-Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone said it was "like losing a brother".Mr Mosley, who had been suffering from cancer, led motorsport's governing body, the FIA, from 1993 to 2009.
He also campaigned for tighter press regulation after winning £60,000 damages from the News of the World when it wrongly published a story alleging he had attended a Nazi-themed orgy.
Mr Mosley, in his role as FIA president, initiated widespread reforms of safety procedures in Formula 1 following the death of Ayrton Senna in 1994. Mr Ecclestone added: "He did a lot of good things not just for motorsport, also the [car] industry. He was outstanding in making sure people built cars that we're safe."
Current FIA president Jean Todt said in a tweet he was "deeply saddened" by the news, adding that Mr Mosley "strongly contributed to reinforcing safety on track and the roads".Meanwhile, a spokesman for F1 described Mr Mosley as "a huge figure in the transition" of the sport.
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