Moving on from his long tenure as the CEO of Ferrari’s Formula One Team, Jean Todt is being replaced starting in the 2008 season by Stefano Domenicali. But Jean Todts first choice as a successor was seven times world champion, Michael Schumacher.
In an interview with a German motoring magazine, Auto Motor Und Sport, Todt said that Schumi would have been the ideal team boss, saying, “he would have been the best candidate for the job, but he did not want it.”
Todt also comments on the talks with former Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn, now with Honda’s F1 team, saying that Brawn’s move away from the scuderia was best for both parties.
Said Todt, “Ross is now a competitor, but he will remain a friend of Ferrari and myself.”
For his part, Todt hopes that being away from the rigors of F1 will give him more of a chance to just enjoy the sport.
“In the last 15 years I dreamed of being able to watch a grand prix on television in peace.”
Source: Winding Road
