Jean Todt unanimously won a second term as president of motorsports governing body FIA on Friday, running unopposed. The Frenchman's main rival, David Ward, pulled out of the race last month because of a lack of backing. Todt detailed the platform for his second mandate in a brochure entitled ‘The Road Forward.’ It emphasised the creation of a Motor Sport Development Fund, the growth of motorsports at the grassroots level, and reducing carbon emissions at particular racing events. His campaign has been boosted by the completion in September of a new Concorde Agreement, which sets the framework upon which Formula 1 teams participate in the championships and share in its...
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