F1 Racing Australia - May 2018

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JEAN TODT

IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE THE

PINNACLE OF MOTORSPORT WHERE

60 TO 70 PER CENT OF THE FIELD

ARE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE