There is no such thing as a “board” of the FIA. There is a General Assembly that comprises ALL members and this GA elects (amongt other bodies) for 4 years on ABSOLUTE majority a Committee, the WMSC and so on… (art9.4 of the FIA statutes)

So it should be OK. If it is not (well I might agree with that;-) it is not because of Mr X or Mr Y it is because something else is wrong and it can happen again with a completely renewed set of leaders.

If I am correct Jean Todt was representing the constructors in the WMSC so he was there because of the constructors not because of anybody else, and he still represents Ferrari in the FIA (Manufacturer’s Commission of the FIA).

I repeat again all positions in FIA are submitted to election with absolute majority. So I believe it is the responsability of the members of the Clubs to send to the FIA the proper persons with a mandate to change the statutes in order to avoid many of the troubles we have experienced in the recent years.

Shouting at X or Y without any proposal for a better system is not taking us anywhere is it?

Jean Todt who used to run Ferrari and is still on their board is Max’s personal choice as his successor. Marco Piccinini who used to run Ferrari and is still on their board is Max’s deputy appointed by Max himself. I think that qualifies as slightly more than a close association and a good deal more than a perceived opinion.