Todt: “My situation complicates things”

Nicolas Todt, after explaining the reasons for ART Grand Prix's candidacy to join the Formula 1 in 2011, spoke at length about his ambitions as co-owner of the French team. To justify his desire for F1, Nicolas Todt believes that his team has proven itself in other disciplines. “ With ART, we are currently involved in three championships: F3, GP2, GP3. For the moment, we can say that we have obtained very good results in recent years », Explains Felipe Massa?s agent.

« We are relatively young and ambitious and we want to take a further step, continues Nicolas Todt for Europe 1. The upper echelon is Formula 1 but the step is very, very high. It?s a desire, it?s a business logic for the staff, for us and to motivate the troops on new projects. But it is a sport that is extremely expensive and, even if our motivation is very strong, we must do it only if we are able to bring together the technical and financial elements to do well, not just over a single year but over the long term. term »

Nicolas Todt, son of the FIA ​​president, believes that his family should not be an asset in the ART Grand Prix candidacy. “ My father actually has an extremely important role in a major motorsport body. But I don't think he's the decision maker. It is a committee with audit firms, lawyers and other important figures in motorsport who will decide. Because of all the questions people may have, decision-makers will have an extremely close eye on our case. It's up to us to ensure that we have an even more concrete file. I don't want to come off as a crybaby but I think my situation complicates things. »