The boss of Bahrain’s F1 circuit has admitted relief about an extended deadline for the rescheduling of the 2011 race. Bernie Ecclestone said recently that he and FIA president Jean ...
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F1 should press ‘rain button’ during races – Ecclestone
F1 officials should have a ‘rain button’ to ensure excitement during a grand prix. That was the suggestion of the sport’s famous chief executive Bernie Ecclestone during a typically controversial ...
Read More »Todt visits Kubica in hospital
FIA president Jean Todt on Sunday visited Robert Kubica in hospital. According to Italian reports including the local Il Vostro Giornale as well as Italian news agency ANSA, the Frenchman ...
Read More »Journalists slam FIA, Todt, over Bahrain handling
A group of British journalists are highly critical of Jean Todt’s leadership during the saga leading up to the cancellation of the Bahrain grand prix. When the unrest in the ...
Read More »Todt admits ‘admiration’ for Red Bull’s Mateschitz
FIA president Jean Todt has revealed a “great admiration” for Red Bull’s Dietrich Mateschitz. Although with a relatively hands-off role personally, Austrian billionaire Mateschitz’s main F1 team secured the drivers’ ...
Read More »Red Bull asks for cost agreement exception – Mosley
Red Bull might have broken the F1 teams’ cost saving agreement, according to former FIA president Max Mosley. During an interview with Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, the 70-year-old said ...
Read More »Ferrari welcomes move to scrap team orders
Stefano Domenicali has welcomed the FIA’s abolition of the rule prohibiting team orders. The governing body, now headed by president Jean Todt, revisited the controversial rule after Ferrari’s place-swapping during ...
Read More »Team orders to be ‘regulated’ not banned – Todt
Team orders will be “regulated” rather than allowed in formula one, FIA president Jean Todt has revealed. The issue came back onto the agenda in 2010, when Felipe Massa was ...
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