https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeanTodt\/status\/1396849497469247489?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n "Everyone at Formula 1 is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Max Mosley. From a team owner to FIA president, he transformed our sport – and his legacy, particularly in safety, will last for generations. Our thoughts are with his family and friends," Formula 1 tweeted on Monday.<\/p>\n The youngest son of Oswald Mosley, the leader of the British fascist movement in the 1930s, Mosley was a former racing driver and competed in more than 40 national races in the UK during 1966 and 1967, winning 12.<\/p>\n He retired from driving in 1969, after two serious accidents, but set up March Engineering, a racing car manufacturer, with several colleagues.<\/p>\n March placed five cars in the 1970 Formula One season and finished third in that year's constructors' championship. The team continued as a minor player until 1977.Mosley's position with March led to an invite to meetings of the Grand Prix Constructors' Association.<\/p>\n In 1974, he helped create the new Formula One Constructors' Association along with Bernie Ecclestone and other leading lights.<\/p>\n Mosley continued his involvement in motor sports through the 1980s, becoming president of the FISA Manufacturer's Commission — part of motor sport's governing body. He also founded Simtek, a firm specialising in technical advice for racing.<\/p>\n Mosely also campaigned for tighter press regulation after the UK's News of the World newspaper published a story in 2008 alleging he was involved in a sado-masochistic orgy with five prostitutes that involved Nazi role-playing.<\/p>\n A British court found that there was no Nazi element to the incident and ordered the tabloid to pay Mosley damages in compensation in the privacy case.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/em>**This story originally appeared on CNN and was reproduced with permission<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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