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
determination excuse great humility means return season
We will go into this season with a great motivation, great humility and also a great determination to get back to the top. We have the team, we have the means and we have the drivers, so there is no excuse not to return to where we were, and this will be our aim.
above distant ferrari logos numbers return seeing sponsor
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.
last michael remember since time
When I was going up to the podium, I said to Michael that I could not remember the way any more, as it had been such a long time since the last victory.
good knew michael pit position predict quicker quite start stops
We knew that Michael could be in quite a good position at the start but we knew that it was a different strategy. On paper, two pit stops was quicker but then you can't predict the traffic.
accurate analyzing final moment problem
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.
achieve best job trying
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.
finishing stronger
There is so much going on that I still feel the possibility of finishing much stronger at the end of the season.
again bad future good hard leave period start year
We are working hard for the future and will try to leave 2005 as a bad year in the whole period and start with a good year again in 2006.
agreement document principals regarding signed team testing
I got the document which was signed by the 11 team principals so we can say that an agreement has been made regarding testing for 2006.
definitely friday green job less running testing thinking track
More running on Friday would definitely have helped. We only used one specification of tyre on Friday, thinking we would do the job (of testing the other specification) when the track would have been less green on Saturday. Unfortunately, we couldn't do it. You always learn.
challenge improve number title
Number 5 is a setback. The challenge to improve is even bigger. We want the title back.
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.
bit extra maybe stay
Maybe that extra bit would have been enough to stay ahead.