Todt discusses F1 with Bolivian president
20 September, 2010
Jean Todt
Sep.20 (GMM) FIA president Jean Todt has visited Bolivia. The Prensa Latina news agency said the Frenchman met with Evo Morales, the president of the landlocked country in central South America.
Reuters said they had met at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia’s administrative capital. The Bolivian news agency ABI reported that they discussed international road safety, formula one and other motor sport categories and a possible visit for Morales to a forthcoming FIA-sanctioned event.
Todt was quoted as acknowledging Morales’ vowing to “work together” with the FIA. The state newspaper Cambio said the former Ferrari boss pointed out the benefits of the 2011 Dakar Rally passing through the city of Potosi.
Other reports said Todt recently visited Equador, and will also be travelling to Peru, Chile and Paraguay.
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What a crock of Bull lOad…they just mentioned F1 in a personal note. Bolivia does not aspire for an F1 race, never did never will… they know where they stand.
the only FIA sanctioned motorsport event they seriously discussed is stretching the Dakar up into Bolivia to aid tourism income… Not F1…
who writes these headlines…. F1 journalism is getting sillier by the season… it’s annoying and a wast of time…
P.S: Jean Todt was in Beirut in April, and someone asked him about his view of the future of F1 in the Middle East. surprised it didn’t make it onto here as Beirut interested in hosting race… they were interested (kind of) not anymore….
Soon it will be easier to list the countries that don’t want an F1 race