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Give me the power to change F1, Todt tells teams

FIA president Jean Todt has told Formula 1 teams that if they really want him to stand up and sort out the sport then they should formally hand control over to him. Red Bull boss Christian Horner echoed recent calls from several outfits that the current inability of teams to agree on positive changes meant the time had come for Todt or Bernie Ecclestone to step up and impose a new way forward. But Todt is sceptical that teams are really serious about the matter – and has made clear that if they really want him to do something then they should formally sacrifice their right for involvement in the F1 Strategy Group or F1 Commission. "I would say that for me it is [just] words,"...
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