 Mosley Criticises Raikkonen Decision Monday December 18th, 2000 The president of Formula One's governing body, Max Mosley, has criticised the Formula One Commission's decision to grant Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen a superlicence to compete in Formula One next season. FIA president Mosley was the only member of the 25 member Formula One Commission, which includes amongst its members race promoters and representatives from each team, to vote against granting Raikkonen the licence to race in Formula One. Mosley is worried about Raikkonen's lack of experience, as the Finnish driver has only driven in 23 races since graduating from karting. "Unfortunately the F1 commission doesn't always do as I tell them, despite speculation to the contrary," said Mosley. "I do not believe that they adopted a defensible position in giving an inexperienced driver like Raikkonen a licence. It is quite wrong given that we have strict criteria for graduation into F1. "When there is a major accident caused by the presence of very inexperienced drivers in F1, I'm the one who will have to explain it to the world's media and television cameras."
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