Jean Todt has urged Bernie Ecclestone to stop criticising formula one.<\/p>\n
F1 supremo Ecclestone has rung in another new season with a familiar round of criticism, after last year crudely describing the sport he runs as “crap”.<\/p>\n
Todt, the FIA president, told Auto Bild Motorsport: “Can you imagine someone going to see a new movie if the director said ‘My film is sh…’?<\/p>\n
“If you want to sell a product, criticism must be internal, not external.\u00a0 We have to represent a positive image of formula one again,” said the Frenchman.<\/p>\n
So unlike Ecclestone, Todt hails F1’s controversial yet cutting-edge ‘power units’.<\/p>\n
“We have to get them cheaper and louder,” he admits.\u00a0 “And it cannot be that a team has difficulty getting one.\u00a0 Apart from that, the hybrid engine is one of the best things formula one has done.”<\/p>\n
Indeed, he hopes the direction in which F1 is heading will attract more car manufacturers to the grid, like Audi.<\/p>\n
“An entry of Audi would be fantastic for the sport,” Todt declared.\u00a0 “Their technology is advanced and they would be determined from the outset to be competitive.<\/p>\n
“But they are also part of a large group that has to resolve other problems now,” he said.<\/p>\n
“But I am sure that, if we make the world championship more attractive, as good businesspeople they cannot ignore formula one,” added Todt.<\/p>\n
Ecclestone, meanwhile, has also been critical of Todt himself, accusing him of focusing too much on the ‘mobility’ side of the FIA and neglecting F1.<\/p>\n
“The FIA has two pillars,” Todt insisted, “motor sport and mobility.<\/p>\n
“One of my priorities is of course traffic safety: each year 1.3 million people die on the road — 500 children every day.\u00a0 Formula one is a luxury problem.<\/p>\n
“It would be entirely out of place if the president of the FIA is concerned about the details of F1.\u00a0 But I do have good support people,” he added.<\/p>\n
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