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
bit extra maybe stay
Maybe that extra bit would have been enough to stay ahead.
bitter given home points weekend
It was a weekend to forget. Going home without points is a very bitter feeling, given that we have all we need to succeed.
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We are pleased to have reached this agreement with Red Bull Racing to supply them with our F1 engines,
test
We have Badoer who is a very experienced test driver,
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.
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Michael will need to relax after a frustrating season. That's why I really hope we will finish in a better situation because it gives you morale to start the next one.
michael missed normally opportunity quite
Michael is normally quite cool, but the way he reacted is quite significant, ... He missed an opportunity, and we know that we haven't had so many opportunities this year.
failure final precise problem result saying specific
The problem was in the piston area, a specific failure in that component. However, sometimes the final problem is the result of a combination of factors. So before saying anything definitive, we need to have some very precise answers.
focused happen
You know, I'm very focused on what will happen in Spa ,
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.