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Todt reveals Alonso's 2000 ‘betrayal'
By Editor on Saturday, September 8, 2012 Jean Todt has revealed he did not attempt to sign Fernando Alonso during his time as Ferrari boss due to an earlier betrayal.
The Frenchman, who is now the FIA president, reigned over Ferrari from the 90s until 2008.
At the end of 2006, he chose Kimi Raikkonen as the retiring ‘number 1′ Michael Schumacher's replacement, even though Spaniard Alonso – now Ferrari's long term hope – was also on the market.
Alonso was only subsequently brought to Ferrari by Todt's successor Stefano Domenicali, and Todt has now told Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport exactly why.
He recalls 2000, the year before Alonso – then an impressive...
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