Jean Todt has lashed out at teams who are criticising the ‘new’ face of formula one. Ahead of his much-vaunted meeting on Sunday with Bernie Ecclestone and Luca di Montezemolo, ...
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F1 heading for EUR 150m budget cap – Todt
F1 is heading towards a budget cap of EUR 150 million per team for the 2015 season and beyond. FIA president Jean Todt said he is confident the controversial new ...
Read More »Vettel rebuked by Todt in personal letter
Sebastian Vettel was rebuked in writing by FIA president Jean Todt for calling the sound of the new turbo V6 engines “shit”. Citing internal sources, Sport Bild and another German ...
Read More »Ferrari, Ecclestone want quick F1 rule changes
In a rare media statement, Ferrari has declared that fans are “unhappy with the new formula one”. In the past days, the Italian team has polled 50,000 fans and “83 ...
Read More »Next revolution afoot as Montezemolo meets Ecclestone
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo flew from Maranello to London this week to meet with F1’s chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. The Italian press, including the authoritative daily La Gazzetta dello ...
Read More »Red Bull denies dropping Ricciardo appeal
Red Bull has denied rumours it is preparing to drop its appeal against Daniel Ricciardo’s Melbourne disqualification. The story goes that FIA president Jean Todt, angry with world champion Sebastian ...
Read More »Williams having financial problems – Todt
Jean Todt has named Williams as one of the teams “crying out” for a budget cap. The FIA president was asked by Germany’s Welt am Sonntag newspaper about the highly ...
Read More »Sepang not joining chorus to make F1 louder
According to the outspoken Australian Ron Walker, his fellow F1 promoters will speak with “an enormous voice” next week in Bahrain. Walker, fiercely critical of the quieter sound of the ...
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