Every F1 race is a thriller says FIA chief Jean Todt before 1,000th GP

As the Chinese Grand Prix marks a milestone moment, the FIA president insists the motor racing that ‘creates the most emotion and excitement is still Formula One’

For Jean Todt “F1 is like a thriller”, the president of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile adding: “I have been discussing it with friends recently, with Luc Besson and Michael Mann, the directors, and I said: ‘You know, if you want to make a real movie about F1 there is no point, because each race is a thriller.’”

Todt was speaking before the Chinese Grand Prix and the 1,000th race in Formula One history. The FIA has run the sport from its beginning 70 years ago and for its leader there comes a smile when he remembers what attracted him in the first place.

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