FIA Elections: Ari Vatanen vs Jean Todt

The election for a new FIA President are due to take place on Friday October 23, with Jean Todt and Ari Vatanen both in the running to succeed Max Mosley. There has been some controversy in the past weeks in regards to the neutrality of the election, with Mosley publicly endorsing Todt's campaign, and supposedly making threats to those who don't vote for the Frenchman. Vatanen had also started legal action concerning how the FIA elections would be run. However, this has since been dropped following a meeting where the procedures for the election were agreed. With all of this going on, it is easy to forget about what the candidates plan to do if they are elected. It's also easy to forget that the FIA are involved with a lot more than just ...

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