The head of the body governing world motorsports Max Mosley has won a vote of confidence at a meeting in Paris. The FIA president has been facing pressure the son the on-following allegations in British newspapers about his private life. He admitted hiring prostitutes but strongly deny claims that he took part in a Nazi-style orgy. From Paris, Adam Parsons reports.

So Max Mosley remains the president of FIA, but the damage done to his organization has become very evident. He won today’s vote by the kingdom in margin over 103 to 55. But among those were posting this now assert anger and resentment. Already American, German and Dutch Auto mobile associations have raised the spectre of breaking away from the FIA in protest is an unprecedented threat.