At the start of the 2016 Formula 1 season Ferrari big boss Sergio Marchionne was filled with fire and brimstone as he demanded – make that predicted – results from his team, only to be left with egg on his face as the Reds did quite the opposite by not delivering a win all year.
As the reality of Formula 1 dawned on the team president, after all he is a Formula 1 rookie in terms of experience within the sport, he has toned down his rhetoric considerably.
Speaking to media at Finali Mondiali in Daytona, Marchionne said, “I think the change in August represents the beginning of the refounding (sic) of our sport management.”
“We need to give the guys time: they are working very well and we will see what they bring us, but I believe this is the solution. I have utmost faith in Mattia Binotto, for what he has been able to do in his career with Ferrari and what he is doing now managing the technicians.”
Also at the event were Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, accompanied by team principal Maurizio Arrivabene.
Vettel and Raikkonen did demo runs on the day, but were tight lipped about Formula 1, although Vettel did say, “I have reasons to believe that we will have a much stronger package in 2017.”
With Arrivabene adding, “We have seen positive signs since the restructuring of the engineering office, for example, in Japan and Abu Dhabi.”
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