Jean Todt said he was called by both Toto Wolff and Christian Horner in the aftermath of the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix title decider – and he told both of them the same thing.
The conclusion of that Formula 1 season marked the end of an era. Todt was first elected as president of the FIA in 2009 and had gone on to earn two more full terms in charge of the organisation, before announcing he would step down at the end of 2021.
Mohammed ben Sulayem would take over as the head of the FIA. But, in the final days of Todt's presidency, one of F1's most controversial-ever finishes to a title race occurred when Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton on the final lap – after race director Michael Masi's botched handling of a late safety car period.
