Jean Todt has been re-elected unopposed for a third term as president of motorsport's governing body, the FIA. The 71-year-old ex-Ferrari team boss will retain his position until 2021. Frenchman Todt will lead motorsport as Formula 1 goes through a critical period of renegotiation of the contracts that tie the teams to the sport, most of which end in 2020. These have already hit trouble, with proposals for a new engine opposed by the car manufacturers involved in F1. Todt is not involved in the commercial relationship between the teams and F1 owners Liberty Media, but he is responsible for new regulations that will be introduced post-2020 as part of the wide-ranging negotiations. The FIA...
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