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Todt: "We are not trying to organise the F1 and 24h of Le Mans at the same time"

The 24h of Le Mans is traditionally held every year around the second weekend of June. Due to the corona virus, the event was once moved to September, but in 2021 the race is again scheduled for 12 and 13 June. Formula 1 often has a race on the same weekend, which means that many F1 drivers will not be able to take part in the special race at Le Mans. According to Jean Todt, President of the FIA, this must change. "It is clear that we have to do as much as we can to avoid a clash between the WEC and Formula 1," explains Todt to the news agency Reuters. According to Todt, the races in other classes will be taken into account, but he cannot guarantee that there will be no clashes....
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