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Todt Admits FIA were ‘upset’ over Budkowski Departure to Renault

FIA President Jean Todt feels teams should not aggressively pursue FIA staff in the manner that the Renault Sport Formula 1 Team did with Marcin Budkowski, with both parties now having come to an agreement for the former Formula 1 technical department head to start his new role on 1 April 2018. There was controversy when Renault hired Budkowski as their new executive director, particularly as he would have had first hand knowledge of their rivals’ future developments as he analysed them to see if they were legal, and initially it appeared he would switch to his new role at the beginning of 2018. But now he will start after the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, and Todt hopes that in...
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