Friday April 6, 2007
Todt mum on wedding day
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»I have made very good friends in Malaysia. My fiancee and her family are from Malaysia. So, it has created a very strong link« - DATUK SERI JEAN TODT |
“We are happy together,” said the 61-year-old Ferrari chief executive officer at a press conference yesterday.
“She is a very loyal, dedicated and down-to-earth person. We have a lot of common views. It is like a team effort.
“She likes the people around me, my friends and my son. It is the same for me with her family and friends. So, it is not just between her and me. It is all around us, which is very important.”
However, when pressed about whether a date had been set and what preparations were being carried out, Todt smiled and said: “We will let you know. We have very good press officers who will let you know.”
When asked whether he was miffed by speculations about his personal life, he said he did not care about such things.
Todt, who is in the country for the F1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend, said Malaysia was close to his heart because of several things, including the fact that Yeoh and her family were from the country.
“I have made very good friends in Malaysia. My fiancée and her family are from Malaysia. So it has created a very strong link.”
The Frenchman also said he was honoured to be bestowed the “Datuk Seri” title by the Sultan of Terengganu, now the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, last December.
Looking relaxed, Todt opened up about other things he held dear in life, including participating in medical research by the ICM – a brain and spinal cord research centre – in Paris.
“I give a lot of my free time to this medical research centre. And there are doctors and businessmen who are working hard to achieve something very important to me.”
He said he tries to enjoy life because it is short and that he had been rewarded “quite a lot” in areas such as business, which had always been his passion and allowed him to meet some outstanding people.
“The most important thing in your life are the people, in your private and business life.”
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