Tag: Jean Todt

• Building a better F1

  April 28th, 2010 | Nigel Roebuck | 16 Comments Exclusive

  

  Dear Nigel,
  On the evidence of the Bahrain Grand Prix, this season may turn out to be a huge letdown. After four very good years and, despite the pre-season hype, I really hoped this could be a classic in the mould of 1982 and ’86.
  While the rule changes were…

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  Tags: Bahrain, Bridgestone, Jean Todt, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Max Mosley, Melbourne, Monaco, Monza, Shanghai, Silverstone, Spa, Suzuka

• A time for clarity in F1

  December 14th, 2009 | Nigel Roebuck | 35 Comments Exclusive
  

  Much has been written about Nelson Piquet Jr’s deliberate accident at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, which, lest anyone has forgotten, precipitated a safety car period, which in turn created a situation that handed the race on a plate to Piquet’s Renault team-mate Fernando Alonso.

  It was, by general consent,… Read more

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  Tags: Ferrari, Flavio Briatore, Jean Todt, Michael Schumacher, Nelson Piquet, Pat Symonds, Renault, Singapore

• Vatanen could keep F1 together

  July 9th, 2009 | Nigel Roebuck | 38 Comments Exclusive
  

  There are excellent reasons why Ari Vatanen should be the next president of the FIA – which is why it is unlikely he will be elected to the post in October.

  Vatanen, one of the great rally drivers (World Champion in 1981), is a popular and well-respected man in the… Read more

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  Tags: Ari Vatanen, FIAFOTA, Jean Todt, Max Mosley