The 2009 Motorsport Review Part Four: New Leaders, New(ish) Champions

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Published: January 1, 2010

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The end of the season had come; it was time for champions to be decided. Some would be familiar with the trophies they were holding, some would be new to the experience.

 

And there was also a change in leadership that action on the track couldn't decide (which is a shame).

 

 



Todt-ting up the votes

As part of the deal that had re-sealed the chasm in F1 during the summer, Max Mosely had agreed not to stand for re-election as FIA president.

 

Forward came two men, Jean Todt, diminutive former Ferrari man and Mosely’s favoured successor; and Ari Vatanen, a former WRC champion and former member of the European Parliament.

 

Though Vatanen was (very arguably) the fans’ favourite candidate, mainly because he never worked for Ferrari, the campaign was, as with most political races the kind where by the end of it everyone hates at least one of the candidates, and you don’t really care who wins.

 

Vatanen appeared to have Pork Barrelled his way into the affections of the Middle Eastern countries by naming several men from the area in the cabinet he would form if he won.

 

However, he also managed to annoy low-lying nations, by suggesting that carbon emissions (and so global warming) were sign of affluence and progress.

 

Not to be outdone, Todt set his sites on the relatively innocent nation of South Africa, home country of 1979 World Champion Jody Scheckter and host of some 30-plus Grand Prix.

 

So, he decides to ask “do you think people in South Africa care about what’s happening in F1?” Yes, by the way, was the answer.

 

As voting day neared, it emerged that instead of a closed ballot (one where you don’t know how any one person voted) ballot papers would be sent in envelopes with the voters name ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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