Todt: “I am a follower of the FIA, not Ferrari”
Laurent Restaurant, just steps from the Champs Elysees, located in a former hunting lodge, was the scene where Jean Todt first met a select group of media among which was BRAND. It was the first time that Todt spoke to reporters after 100 days of the FIA. “On day 1 marked 100 days of my appointment as President of the FIA and I have not granted any interviews. I wanted to break my silence, “said Todt, blue tie, knitted vest and jacket, with fingernails covered with tape to not eat them and wanted to talk and explain their project to the FIA.
The first half hour was dedicated to the president to review the various activities of the FIA outside sports, such as reducing by half the more than million and half dead on the roads. “The FIA is not only racing, is the environment, roads, security, plenty of things to go unnoticed. Helping to save lives is our main goal, “said Todt.
After his long introduction, went on: F1. First, the economy. “F1 must reduce costs at any price. It is unacceptable that about eight seconds to win a GP2 the budget is crazy, “said Todt (the budget of a GP2 team is 3 million and the F1 up to about 300).
To avoid misunderstanding, clarify that Todt would not come to the FIA or because he earns more money than Ferrari and Peugeot and for being so long as it was Mosley (16). “To me it seems too be more than 8 or 10. I have great passion for the automobile, both sporting and industrial and I think I can do a great job. Things will change only if it improves, “he said.
The F1 is still the center of world attention and the window of the FIA and Todt also want it to be the showcase of technological advances. “F1 should be the standard of environmental friendliness, sustainability and might not spend 80 l/100 km, is madness. The rules of this year I think will be good for that, because the lower power engine will give a significant advantage, which is estimated at about 3 or 4 tenths per 10 kilos less fuel on board. The F1 has to look at the F2 or the GP2 and adjust their budgets, “he said.