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
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Seeing the new car, with the new sponsor logos and, above all, the numbers 5 and 6, is a return for us at Ferrari to a distant past.
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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.
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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.
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If Ferrari needed him and found him available, the answer is yes. He's very strong, he never complains, he doesn't blame others if he loses.
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In the past years, we have developed the nice tradition of winning races on a new track, but today that run has come to an end. I am very disappointed, especially for the large number of Ferrari fans we could see in the grandstands at this great facility. We must get back to work immediately, along with our partner Bridgestone, to analyse the situation. Our aim is to be as well prepared as possible for the race in Monza and those that follow in what has turned out to be a particularly tough season.
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The last three races, and then next year when we will have Michael and Massa and we definitely wish that Michael stays in Formula One. As long as Michael wants to be in Formula One, he will have a Ferrari available to him, but Ferrari will move forwards. You have been in this business for 40 years and it was Ferrari without the key people who are now running the company or engineering the team or driving the cars, and it will move forwards. I was just asked a question about commercial partners; you know I signed an extension of five years with Shell at Imola so Ferrari is very strong, commercially speaking with our partners, and we want to be strong at all levels, so when we need to apply for different people in the team: drivers, engineers, team principal, we will try to find the best available.
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We will try to do a better job by trying to do the best as possible, as we always did but that simply, we did not achieve in 2005.
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The successes we have enjoyed have not been down to three people. It is also true that each history has an end.
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Our ambition is to finish third in the manufacturers' championship, and in this respect we took two points more than Toyota in Spa,
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At the moment we are still analyzing the problems, before making a final judgment. We need to have very accurate analysis. The problem has been around the piston area.
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At this moment, I did expect better results from him. But I'm sure they will come.
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Did you watch the Grand Prix today? ... We lack grip.
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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.
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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.