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Todt: Formula E is a baby, Formula 1 is premier class
FIA president Jean Todt has scoffed at the notion that Formula E will ever challenge Formula 1 as the pinnacle of motorsport, said in the wake of series chief Alejandro Agag claiming he had the exclusivity for the all-electric series until 2039. Agag's comments came in response to F1 technical boss Ross Brawn suggesting that in a decade or so Formula 1 could also go all-electric, if that is what the market and fans dictated. But Agag was quick to counter, 'Ross said that Formula 1 could go electric in 10 years… basically, they cannot. Formula E has an exclusive licence with the FIA for 25 seasons, and we've only done four.' At Monza, Todt was asked by reporters if he could see a...
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