XPB Images FIA president Jean Todt says it is “mission impossible” to avoid clashes in the motorsport calendar and believes Le Mans was not hurt by the timing of the Grand Prix of Europe. Le Mans clashed with an F1 race for the first time in five years this season, with the first ever race on the Baku City Circuit starting at the same time as the 24 Hours finished. While Todt would like to avoid such a clash, he says he understands the difficulty Bernie Ecclestone has in arranging a record 21-race calendar and feels it is unfair to single out one grand prix and Le Mans when talking about motorsport clashes. “You know it’s kind of mission impossible,” Todt said. “We...
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