Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has given his backing to motorsport boss Max Mosley just a day after he had called for him to resign.

Mosley won a vote to remain president of governing body the FIA on Tuesday, despite being caught in a sex scandal.

Di Montezemolo indicated on Wednesday that he felt Mosley should still quit for the sake of "credibility".

But on Thursday, Di Montezemolo said: "I am happy Max Mosley has been confirmed as president of the FIA."

He added: "Through the years he has done an excellent job for Formula One. With regards his future, it will only be up to him to decide if and when to take a step back."

However, those comments are at odds with what Di Montezemolo told news agency Ansa the day before.

Di Montezemolo became the first Formula One team figure to urge Mosley to quit since the vote when he said: "He should realise that sometimes it is necessary to say to yourself I have to leave for reasons of credibility."

His remarks carry added weight because Ferrari are powerful within F1 and have traditionally had a close relationship with the FIA in general and Mosley in particular.

And it had seemed they would increase the pressure on Mosley to resign to avoid risking damaging F1 and the FIA.

But it appears Di Montezemolo has moved to smooth things over with his change of stance.

Toyota have also called for a line to be drawn under the scandal, for the sake of the sport.

"Toyota Motorsport acknowledges the result of the Extraordinary General Assembly and accepts the decision taken," said a statement from the Japanese manufacturer.

"Now that the FIA membership has expressed its view we hope that motorsport is able to conduct its activities unhindered by scandal, controversy and negative publicity."