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1992 - SENNA Ayrton aux côtés du Président de l’ACM, BOERI Michel

living literally sky-rocketing, and the situation in Automobile Federation to occupy a seat on the by the general assembly and then the board
Ukraine. However, uncertainty hovers for 2023 World Council, a sort of Security Council, and a members must elect you as president. What
due to the unacceptable conditions proposed seat on all the Commissions. These elections many people do not know is that you have to be
in the new contract – of course, negotiation are the mark of the recognition and prestige of known personally and recognized to convince
are still ongoing. the Automobile Club as well as of its know-how. the 144 countries that make up the FIA General
Assembly to elect Monaco to key positions;
Whenever succession is mentioned, you Do you see any younger people emerging? dozens of countries, as you might expect, are
say you're a one-job man and will die a one- Who do you think is the rare bird who could competing for these positions.
job man. How are you preparing for your one day succeed you at the head of the ACM?
succession? What amuses me a lot is that it is people from Have these 50 years of presidency been so
In all modesty, I only have one example: she the outside, who have never set foot in the ACM, many gambles or bluffs? In the end, did it
is the Queen of England and I am not about claiming to be Number One for tomorrow! I help that you are a lawyer and politician?
to try and out-do her. We are trying to gather have people here who have worked with me Naturally, I adapted to the circumstances. I
some younger members to our team that for decades, that have all the qualities to take never tried to complicate the situation; they
will replace the present team. Change must over when the time comes. A handover is easier were already complicated enough. I went
come gradually. It will take a lot of work; a to prepare from the inside. The providential towards what could be negotiated keeping
lot of experience and we must maintain our man who arrives from outside, without any in mind the common thread that should
international reputation. The next president will experience of multiple activities, is a huge not overtake all who would try to lower or
face local problems, organizational problems risk for the continuity of the Club at such a undermine bin the interests of the A.C.M. With
but mostly international difficulties, without high level. May I remind you that to become regard to the way of exercising a presidency,
forgetting the perpetual battle with Formula 1 president of the ACM, there are instructions, I am, with experience, convinced by this old
and to a lesser extent the FIA. Today, we are criteria: you must be a member of the ACM, be adage: ′′Si vis pacem, para bellum′′. That's what
the only member country of the International elected to the board of directors (22 members) I've always tried to do.

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