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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.

Crashgate, Briatore and Ecclestone

“Briatore is happy he won. But I want to return. When you are punished for having done something wrong, you fall hard. Bernie Ecclestone, owner of Formula 1, the tabloid ‘The Sun’ so says the ruling by the Court of instances in Paris deleted radiation Flavio Briatore.

The former team principal of Renault had been punished by the International Federation (FIA) for involvement in the scandal ‘crashgate’ that characterized the Singapore Grand Prix of 2008. Ecclestone, Briatore has heard yesterday, immediately after the court decision.

For ‘Big Bernie’, the sentence is not the denouement of the story. “It’s not over yet. Nothing changes if the court has said what he said. The court said that mistakes were made, then the FIA can start from the beginning and the matter will go forward,” he added referring to the call seems that the Federation intends to present.

Alguersuari will be on the F1 grid in 2010 yes or yes. And it will be at Toro Rosso, although his name did not appear in the list published by the FIA last week. Spaniard representatives met with the Italian team for the last test in Jerez and received assurances that the Barcelona was the second seat.

The reason managers gave Toro Rosso for this absence is that they are negotiating with several Spanish companies and the inclusion of James is not merely a negotiating tactic to squeeze. However, these sponsorships come or not, James has the guaranteed place. The reason why Toro Rosso are looking for new revenue is that for 2010 they have to manufacture a new car it will not wash-and plagiarizing and Red Bull energy drink company does not cover one hundred percent of the budget. Money now have to manufacture it, but looking more to invest in development and to ensure further improvements throughout the season so if Toro Rosso’s tactic works, Alguersuari you will have been worth the shock of not being in the initial list of international organization.

Because the fact is that Spanish has never doubted his presence. Among other things because if you were not at that meeting in Jerez is because he had some physical training in Austria with Red Bull. In fact, you have a planning are specified in the daily life of their movements until the first Grand Prix next season, including visits to the factory or karting.

For what it did serve its absence is so that other pilots would volunteer to Toro Rosso. Some, in Jerez, telling them they had reached 10 million in sponsorship. The Italians sent all of Red Bull, which decides. And the Austrians are not going to go down to Alguersuari, who have for years been forming for a few euro.

Must wait
Nor is there a risk that Daniel Ricciardo you remove the wheel. Dazzled Australian Jerez test and is on the agenda of the Red Bull young driver, but the plans are another central European brand. I have enrolled in the World Series in 2010 and want to try to make the jump to F1 with the title of this competition as collateral. Therefore, it could be a rival of Catalan, but in 2011. Thus, it is only Alguersuari wait for Toro Rosso finish their negotiations for better or for worse, and make it official, something that will eventually occur.