Jean Todt
Jean Todt
Jean Todtis a French motor sport executive. After a career as a rally co-driver he worked in motor sport management, first with Peugeot Talbot Sport, then with Scuderia Ferrari, before being appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ferrari from 2006 to 2008. Since 23 October 2009 he has been President of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile...
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth25 February 1946
break engines f1 fact ferrari fits since
This collaboration fits in with the fact that, since 1991, with a break from 1993 to 1996, Ferrari has supplied its F1 engines to other teams.
agreement
So we can say that an agreement has been made.
advice answer awhile good maybe normally phone pit vibrating win
Normally I don't answer the phone on the pit wall. But it was vibrating in my pocket, so after awhile I said, OK, let's see who it is, maybe it's good advice to win the race,
factory forward hard quite step understood
I think we already did one step forward with the engine. I think we've understood quite a lot of things. That's why the factory has been working quite hard and it's been positive.
accept good situation
We have to accept the situation and do a good race, just as we did in Malaysia.
change engine given
Given the situation, we will now change the engine in Michael's car,
listened lose michael next positions start third
They listened to him, they listened to Sato, and now Sato will lose 10 positions (on the grid) in his next race. But Michael is going to start (qualifying) third in Brazil, which is no good.
car lose safety
It was just the tyre temperatures after the (four) safety car interventions. We didn't have enough temperature. With this kind of tyre, we need to have much more temperature. We lose grip. Without temperature we don't have grip, we don't have the right pressure.
concerned far ferrari four future picked pleased points seven start three
The seven points we picked up, four from Felipe and three with Michael, are very important in as far as the future is concerned in that we're only at the start of the season. I'm very pleased for Felipe because he deservedly got his first championship points as a Ferrari driver.
chances defend good grand job points pressure score
After two races, it's too early. Felipe could not defend his chances in his first Grand Prix in Bahrain, so I think he did a pretty good job (in Malaysia.) He's under a lot of pressure as well, so it's important that he can score points and he can demonstrate that he's a very good driver.
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Again, a funny question. I said to you that Rubens is with us until the 31st of December, so does that mean I put Rubens with you in Istanbul not doing something and just for the pleasure of having him? No, he will drive and honestly he is doing a very good job. He's very motivated, very dedicated. We have been very fair to him and I'm expecting him to be very fair to Ferrari.
afternoon believe both cars closely consistency contested definitive drivers flying found free fuel hoping lap main perform performance possible practice race result track unknowns usual
After this morning's free practice we were hoping for a better result than this, but the result over one flying lap this afternoon did not come up to our expectations. In fact, both our drivers found that their cars did not perform as well as they had done in the morning. However, I believe we will see a closely contested race on a track where overtaking is possible, especially on the main straight. Of course, it's not possible to make any more definitive predictions because of the usual unknowns surrounding the different fuel levels, consistency of tyre performance and reliability.
beginning few meet miss took
I had a few opportunities at the beginning when he took over Minardi to meet him. I will not miss him.
best both dream finish lost position secure table third win
Honestly, I want to finish in the best position in the table as possible. I've lost the dream to win both championships, but now at least we have to secure third position if possible.