Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1:

Todt To Leave FIA After One Presidential Term: Jean Todt says he has no intention of trying to emulate Max Mosley in retaining the FIA presidency for many years. The Frenchman, formerly the boss of the famous F1 team Ferrari, was elected to succeed Mosley by the sport’s governing body last October. “I will stay for only one office (term), it’s crazy to think Mosley was there for 16 years,” the 63-year-old is quoted as saying by Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport. “I have other things I want to do and life is too short,” added Todt, whose term will end in late 2013. Todt was famous for his high anxiety when in charge of Peugeot and Ferrari, even to the point of needing to wear bandages on his fingertips when sitting on the pit wall. “The stress is not diminished (as FIA president), just different,” he admitted. “Compared to Peugeot and Ferrari, the only difference was that I was well paid to work there! Instead, I do this for my passion and to make a contribution to the sport that I love,” said Todt.

FIA Makes F1 Role Obsolete: The FIA has made obsolete the position of a Formula One veteran. Under the new presidency of Jean Todt, Canadian Pat Behar will no longer be the photographer’s delegate for the governing body. Finland’s Turun Sanomat said the removal of the role, which will now be handled by the individual organizers of each Grand Prix, is due to cost cutting.

Hollywood To Make F1 Feature Documentary: A documentary about the world of Formula One is set to hit the big screen. Modern efforts to make a movie about the sport have famously foundered, and so a trio of producers have come together to turn out a feature documentary. The producers – Spitfire Documentary Films, Diamond Docs and Flat-Out Films – intend their film to span the history and evolution of the sport. Spitfire was involved with Martin Scorsese’s renowned Bob Dylan documentary ‘No Direction Home’. “Our goal is to achieve a big-screen action documentary experience with all of the style and charisma of the era,” said Flat-Out Films’ Michael Shevloff. Interviews for the documentary, which reportedly has the support of F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone, are already underway. Said Spitfire’s Nigel Sinclair: “We are truly honored to make this film, to tell this story which has never been told.”

F1 Return Idea For Raikkonen ‘Interesting’ – Red Bull: The idea of Kimi Raikkonen returning to Formula One in 2011 with Red Bull is “interesting”. That’s according to Dr. Helmut Marko, the energy drink company’s motorsport advisor to team owner Dietrich Mateschitz. Having agreed to make room at Ferrari for Fernando Alonso this year, Finn Raikkonen, the 30-year-old world champion of 2007, elected to switch to WRC in 2010 rather than accept an offer from McLaren. He is driving a works Citroen C4, but his salary is being paid for by major sponsor Red Bull. It is been rumored that, with Mark Webber’s contract expiring at the end of 2010, Raikkonen could become Sebastian Vettel’s teammate next season. “He (Raikkonen) has a contract with Red Bull, let’s wait and see how this develops,” Austrian Marko is quoted as saying by the Dutch website formule1.nl. “We have a large Red Bull family so there are many options,” he added. “We will have to see how he goes in rallying and what he wants to do. “But the idea is at least interesting,” added Marko.