Todt unveils FIA election manifesto

**ioan** · 6th August 2009, 13:49

Originally Posted by Knock-on

Well, I've just done a straw poll using just the two of us and it aint me.

That just leaves you

Funny, I did the same and the result was different!

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**ArrowsFA1** · 6th August 2009, 13:54

Originally Posted by AndyL

You won't be saying that when it turns out the commissioner for F1 is Max Mosley...

Todt wouldn't do that...would he...

**Easy Drifter** · 6th August 2009, 15:58

Some tools are useful.
Others----?

**veeten** · 6th August 2009, 17:34

Originally Posted by AndyL

You won't be saying that when it turns out the commissioner for F1 is Max Mosley...

to quote our good friend, David Lowndes...

"Noooooooooooooo!!!!

hock:"

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**race_director** · 7th August 2009, 06:04

Originally Posted by AndyL

You won't be saying that when it turns out the commissioner for F1 is Max Mosley...

OMG . MUMMY

10th August 2009, 16:26

""In my years in the European parliament I could not say the truth about my colleagues, so I said nothing"

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77613

Nice one Mr Vatanen. A coward who is afraid to tell the truth is just what the FIA need. No wonder you claim some of the F1 teams like you.

**ioan** · 10th August 2009, 16:40

Originally Posted by tamburello

"In my years in the European parliament I could not say the truth about my colleagues, so I said nothing"

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77613

Nice one Mr Vatanen. A coward who is afraid to tell the truth is just what the FIA need. No wonder you claim some of the F1 teams like you.

Yeah, good one.
Where was his integrity back than? In his pocket?

**ArrowsFA1** · 11th August 2009, 08:16

"I learned my lesson," he explained. "I never said one word negative about Jean, and not one word negative about Max. In my track record in public life over 30 years I never criticised people personally. But I may make a mistake, and if I do then please forgive me if I do something wrong.
"In my years in the European parliament I could not say the truth about my colleagues, so I said nothing – and I did not criticise them. Never. It is not my style.

I do wonder whether this is a case of the spoken word not "translating" to a webpage very well. I know that when listening to someone talk in a language that is not their own what they mean is clear, but when the words are written the meaning is lost or obscured.

It seems to me that AV is making the point that it is not his style to criticise people personally. In politics there are times when it's prudent to work behind the scenes rather than be openly critical of someone, and I think this is what he is referring to when he says "I could not say the truth about my colleagues."

Clearly he feels his comments regarding Jean Todt's work for the FIA Foundation were taken out of context, but also that he may have made a mistake in this case.