(Motorsport-Total.com) – Not only does the reputation of Scuderia suffer from “Ferrarigate”, the FIA is also currently not getting away well with many Formula 1 fans. They accuse the world association of wanting to sweep a possible Ferrari scam under the table in 2019. In an exclusive interview with ‘Motorsport-Total.com’, President Jean Todt now strikes back and explains that no one was as interested in clarification as the FIA itself.
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Jean Todt denies that the FIA has covered Ferrari in a fraud zoom
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“Some opponents pointed [2019] that Ferrari itself [beim Antrieb] could move outside of the rules. Our technicians then scrutinized the Ferrari for several months to understand whether what they were doing was legal or illegal, “says Todt. The FIA was” as professional as possible, “he says – and settles with the critics.
“I put a lot of pressure on our teams, so many controls [am Ferrari] as possible, “he clarifies. Todt himself also got caught up in the crosshairs of critics because of his Ferrari past. The ex-team boss emphasizes that the FIA was under no obligation to investigate the matter to the extent that it was ultimately – voluntarily – did.
Todt: “We should have been able to relax …”
“That frustrated me the most. That people said afterwards that I had tried [die anderen Teams] to dissuade from a protest, “Todt is annoyed.” The opposite was the case! “, he clarifies and explains:” I encouraged her. If they are not satisfied, then they should protest. “However, none of the other teams complied with this request during the year.
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“So we should have been able to relax because nobody protested,” said Todt. “Nevertheless, we wanted to get to the bottom of it. So we carried out very, very complex investigations,” he affirmed and added: “Most of the top teams said at the time that they wanted to understand the situation. But the most important thing for them was that Situation for 2020 is clear. “
“That is why we changed the rules for 2020 so that we could be sure that there were no longer any ambiguities. When we finally came to the conclusion that Ferrari [2019] did something that was not legal, they denied it. They explained that it was legal, “said Todt. So there was a statement against a statement.” I could then have handed the matter over to the court of appeal, “explains the Frenchman.
Todt did not want a “year-long” process
“But we don’t know how they decided. It could have taken years, and that wouldn’t have been in Formula 1’s interest,” he explains. Therefore, the FIA finally agreed with Ferrari out of court. This deal finally caused a lot of criticism because no word was said publicly about whether and, if so, to what extent Ferrari had cheated in 2019.
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Todt explains that the FIA may not publish details of the investigation without Ferrari’s approval. However, he fights against the claim that the FIA Ferrari covers. For example, Red Bulls Helmut Marko recently indicated that there were “entanglements” between the world association and Scuderia. However, Todt doesn’t want to know anything about that.
We will publish the complete interview with FIA President Jean Todt on our portal on Easter Monday (April 13).
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