Jean Todt has disclosed that he not maintains any communication with Ferrari, his former System 1 employer.
Jean Todt has disclosed that he not maintains any communication with Ferrari, his former System 1 employer.
The 78-year-old Frenchman joined F1 within the early Nineteen Nineties to guide the struggling Maranello-based workforce, later serving as FIA president till 2021.
After Todt’s full departure from Ferrari in 2008, the workforce has been led by Stefano Domenicali, Marco Mattiacci, Maurizio Arrivabene, Mattia Binotto, and present workforce principal Frederic Vasseur.
“Since I left, I’ve heard from some members of the workforce,” Todt shared in an interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica. “However since I stepped down from the FIA, I’ve had no contact with Ferrari in any respect.”
“I have to admit, this surprises me, given the years I devoted to this extraordinary firm and the success we achieved collectively,” he stated.
“After I arrived in 1993, it was like a crumbling fort. Some designers have been primarily based in England, and our wind tunnel was outdated and barely purposeful. Steadily, we turned it into one thing extraordinary.”
Throughout Todt’s tenure, Michael Schumacher secured 5 consecutive championships, and Kimi Raikkonen claimed the drivers’ title in 2007.
Since then, no Ferrari driver has gained a championship.
Todt revealed he stays in common contact with Schumacher, regardless of the F1 legend’s ongoing well being struggles – believed to be critical and ongoing mind accidents. “I see Michael usually,” Todt stated. “He is part of me.”
He credited Schumacher, together with a proficient group of managers and engineers, for Ferrari’s golden period.
“I could not have finished it alone, however I used to be in a position to construct a workforce and hold these proficient people collectively for years, making a dream workforce,” he defined.
“The 14 world championships we gained are etched in historical past – it was Ferrari’s most profitable interval in System 1,” Todt concluded.
