Jean Todt's system will never succeed, not even with Michael Schumacher.
Airlines go in the long run at the competition to reason. For the passenger the competition is good, because each competitor tries to undercut the other one.
The less you talk, the more time you have for the essential things.
You appreciate that it is very easy to die and you have to arrange your life to cope with that reality.
A race isn't won until it's over.
Don't talk too much, be focused on the goal and achieve it.