LONDON, April 19, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber said Saturday that he believes the scandal surrounding FIA president Max Mosley has brought the sport into disrepute.

Mosley faces a vote of confidence at an extraordinary hearing of the governing body´s General Assembly in Paris on June 3 following allegations regarding his private life published in a Sunday newspaper.

Red Bull driver Webber told BBC Sport: "The current scandal has brought the sport into disrepute.

"Whether we like it or not, all of us in F1 are role models and F1 simply cannot have scandals of this type.

"Whether Max chooses to resign or how the vote will go at the extraordinary general meeting of the FIA on June 3 is a matter for him and the FIA membership.

"Hopefully that decision will come on June 3. We have got the confidence in the people - they have all the information they need to make the decision that will see if he can continue."

Webber, 31, believes Mosley´s role has been undermined.

"He is in a very influential position and it´s a very important role that he has," said Webber.

"It makes it difficult when any of these sort of scandals are involved, when they become public. It will be more challenging for him to do his role.

"F1 is the pinnacle of motorsport so a lot of other sports have been tarred with the same brush.

"Because F1 is so high profile, we are always very sensitive to not bringing it into (disrepute) because of the amount of people involved in it."