Jean Todt also gave to Peugeot the 24 hours of Le Mans race with the amazing Peugeot 905 (1st, 2nd, 3rd in 1993 24 hours). He was succesful in the Paris-Dakar rally with the 205T16 and 405T16 with Ari Vatanen and Jacky Ickx (Peugeot 4 times winner of the most difficult rally-raid in the world under Jean Todt's era). Also succesful in Group B with the brutal 205 Turbo 16... 2 times World Champion with Timo Salonen and Juha Kankkunen as pilots. An amazing leader...
More pics of 575 and lots of links can be found here: http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50645&highlight=todt+575
500 plus posts on FerrariChat and asking who Jean Todt is!!!! He is Managing Director of a little Italian company called Ferrari SpA, based in Maranello, Italy. I think they make cars or something He has also been in charge of the Formula 1 team for a dozen years or so. Jonathan
He's probably thinking about the same issue right now. If 2006 will be like 2005 was in F1, by 2007 he will probably live in the streets and will work for food. The year 2005 was too much fall from the sky for F-fans to tolerate.
I really dont get what happened. will you please shed some light? I have searched and read threads, and all i got was something bad happened, and something about the fans being pissed at some race, and some other problems.
MSC and team F1WC titles already lost for 2005, Ferraris often retiring mid-race (previously considered impossible), not a single honest race won in 2005, F-team infighting, entire Ferrari Spa the verge of financial collapse due to FIAT and Maserati troubles PLUS BIIIIIIIG over-spending on F1, etc. One can only hope the 2006's 8-cylinder change will help SF to stop decline, but it will still be an uphill battle.
Jon Todt's Gestione Sportivia Ferrari letterhead stationery indicates his title is: il Direttore Generale
