Ferrari - more departures

[Europa1]

In 2014, Luca Di Montezemolo, Stefano Domenicali, Luca Marmorini, Nikolaz Tombazis, Hirohide Hamashima and Pat Fry all exited Ferrari (with varying degrees of voluntariness). Oh, and the person may regard as the best driver on the grid.

Sensible and necessary restructuring or babies following bathwater?

[greygoose]

Seems like a lot of changes in a year, could take a while for the new staff to work well together.

[ajprice]

http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/12/18/vettel-only-one-...

[Likes Fast Cars]

While Ferrari are taking time to bed-in the team and go through all these changes, I wonder how this will effect The Finger's performance / results at Ferrari? Will be interesting to see how he goes next year, and Kimi too.

[VolvoT5]

They seem to be sacking a lot of people..... I hope they have a decent plan to turn things around. I would like to see two of my favourite drivers fight it out in a decent car over the next couple of years.

[anonymous-user]

Sounds a bit like desperation to me.

[RichB]

VolvoT5 said:

They seem to be sacking a lot of people..... I hope they have a decent plan to turn things around. I would like to see two of my favourite drivers fight it out in a decent car over the next couple of years.

Why, who's going there in 2016?

[Likes Fast Cars]

RichB said:

VolvoT5 said:

They seem to be sacking a lot of people..... I hope they have a decent plan to turn things around. I would like to see two of my favourite drivers fight it out in a decent car over the next couple of years.

Why, who's going there in 2016?

Ricciardio and Vettel..... ???

[entropy]

Part of the problem was calibrating wind tunnel.

Other problem was LDM - he likes to stick his nose in and sack people left, right and centre. Domenicali had enough of it and left, Luca Marmorini got the blame for the weak engines.

Seems like the new boss wants a clean sheet of paper and see where James Allison will take things with his reign.

[2fast748]

entropy said:

LDM - he likes to stick his nose in and sack people left, right and centre.

So it's all change at Ferrari then!

Seriously though, all the sackings and the appointment of a pay driver as "test & reserve" driver suggest even F1's most famous team is in real trouble.

[Europa1]

2fast748 said:

entropy said:

LDM - he likes to stick his nose in and sack people left, right and centre.

So it's all change at Ferrari then!

Seriously though, all the sackings and the appointment of a pay driver as "test & reserve" driver suggest even F1's most famous team is in real trouble.

LDM has now been appointed to the board of the F1 Group, so if he liked meddling, it could be an interesting ride for the whole sport, not just Ferrari.

I've just read Jock Clear is leaving Mercedes to join Ferrari. As previous posters have said, it will be interesting to see how long the new appointments take to bed down.

[rdjohn]

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I've just read Jock Clear is leaving Mercedes to join Ferrari. As previous posters have said, it will be interesting to see how long the new appointments take to bed down.
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But only in 12 months time.

Maurizio Arrivabene paid the piper and so has some right to call the tune. But making him the bandleader is just bizarre!

I suspect they could fall a lot further before they rise again. And even Seb could be an old man before that happens.

[Sixpackpert]

Europa1 said:

LDM has now been re-appointed to the board of the F1 Group, so if he liked meddling, it could be an interesting ride for the whole sport, not just Ferrari.

He was on before so probably not much more meddling than previously.

[suffolk009]

Sixpackpert said:

Europa1 said:

LDM has now been re-appointed to the board of the F1 Group, so if he liked meddling, it could be an interesting ride for the whole sport, not just Ferrari.

He was on before so probably not much more meddling than previously.

I believe that previously he was there to represent Ferrari and their interests. Now he's there as an independent.

[allergictocheese]

suffolk009 said:

I believe that previously he was there to represent Ferrari and their interests. Now he's there as an independent.

Scratches chin. 'Independent', you say? Really...

(in case you hadn't guessed, I'm unconvinced the former head of Ferrari is so independent)

[suffolk009]

allergictocheese said:

suffolk009 said:

I believe that previously he was there to represent Ferrari and their interests. Now he's there as an independent.

Scratches chin. 'Independent', you say? Really...

(in case you hadn't guessed, I'm unconvinced the former head of Ferrari is so independent)

I've no idea how relations actually are between LdM and Ferrari now. He could remain their man on the board, or maybe the Marlboro guy's appointment is an effort to calm the results of a bitter and vindictive LdM.

Who knows?

[majordad]

I suppose Horner and Geri will be joining them next ?