Jean Todt is the strong favourite having been endorsed by outgoing president Max Mosley and appearing to have the greater popular support.
Todt is also arguably the more well known of the two. This is partly due to the fact that Todt's senior role in Ferrari's Formula 1 team was more visible than Vatanen's exploits as a driver in the World Rally Championship and partly because Todt is engaged to actress Michelle Yeoh.
However, Vatanen has done this:
Equally, Todt ran Ferrari in a very insular and competitive manner during his tenure, in complete contrast with current figurehead Luca di Montezemelo who has taken a very clear role in uniting the Formula 1 constructors.
It is also worth noting that the FIA representatives are not just electing a president on the 23rd of October - they are electing a host of roles.
Before the election, each candidate must present a list of those individuals who will fulfil the 22 roles including Deputy President, seven vice-presidents for Sport and the President and five members of the FIA Senate.
None of these candidates can be present on both lists so when voting for the president, an FIA representative is also assenting to the appointment of all those on the list.
Unfortunately, we are not party to the decision. But we can still listen to what they have to say about themselves:
There does not appear to be any English language videos in the public domain showing an interview with Jean Todt that relates to the FIA presidency
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