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Todt welcomes Alonso’s decision to grueling F1, WEC schedule
Jean Todt says he welcomes Fernando Alonso's decision to split his time between F1 and the world endurance championship in 2018. The FIA president told EFE news agency: 'It's a very personal decision and we have to respect it. 'I think it's good for the promotion of motor sport and he also has great programmes for the development of karting. 'He wants to give back to young people some of what racing has given him, so I cannot judge him,' Todt continued. '20 or 30 years ago many of the F1 drivers also competed in Formula 2 or world sports cars. We also used to have many F1 tests and now there are almost none. 'So if he wants it and his team allows it, I think what he is doing is great.'...
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