From the President of the FIA, the organisation that runs Formula 1, in a Guardian interview:

“I had my Sunday all mapped out,” Max Mosley says as he remembers his role in the fiasco of the US grand prix last week when only six out of 20 cars raced in Indianapolis.

“I was in Monaco and I had two really interesting books to read. One is called The Wisdom Of Crowds - which I found particularly fascinating. It got me thinking: if all these thousands of people keep saying I’m a tosser, then maybe they’re actually right?”

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