How F1 is waking up to its existential threat
Leading Ferrari to five consecutive world championships at the turn of the century is arguably the greatest success of FIA President Jean Todt's career to date. But if he can safely steer motorsport through the coronavirus crisis, it would be an even bigger achievement that would define his legacy
For all the cold, hard decisions that Jean Todt sometimes had to make on the pitwall as he helped guide Ferrari to its golden years of success with Michael Schumacher, one of his traits when you get to know him up close is that, on a human-to-human level, he cares. He cares a lot.
As the coronavirus pandemic rips its way through the world, it is no surprise to hear how moved Todt has been, not just by the impact it is having now, but also where it leaves humanity in the future.
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Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.
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