Marchionne: “Ferrari, will be a very difficult year. Montezemolo? The … – The Republic

MARANELLO – “We started back for the next season, we started the project later in 2015, and we’ll bring him back all season. Prepared “. It ‘a Sergio Marchionne at all optimistic that kicks off – with the press conference of Christmas – the next season of Formula 1 Ferrari. His message to the fans, after an hour of questions and answers, it is more than clear: make no mistake. The new president also identifies clearly responsible for this situation: the old management, that of Luca Montezemolo and Stefano Domenicali and Marco Mattiacci. “What I fear most for the future of Ferrari? The st arting point from which to move. We found a very difficult situation. We started back because of choices made by other people. Choices that I do not necessarily agree with. Choices related to the management of the machine of 2014 and the preparation of 2015, it was decided to send back the two projects at once. For me, considering how it ended, how much we spent and where we are, in short, with hindsight, it was a mistake. A error for which we are now entering this season with a lot ‘of late. The 2015 will be a difficult year that will put a strain on the whole team. ”

In line with Marchionne, the new team principal of the Scuderia, Maurizio Arrivabene : “I am neither the magician Merlin nor the magician Oronzo. I believe in team work, but we can not do miracles.” Said another way: “If we win a couple of races next year will be a success, if we win three it will be a triumph.” Pause, intervenes Marchionne: “If we win four we go to heaven.”

Two words, to tell the truth a bit ‘botched, on the “veto” Marchionne opposed by the appointment of Montezemolo a president of the F1 Group, last Thursday. “In the council of the F1 Group, there are no operational roles, and only to the president. The ad is Ecclestone. The Ferrari can be opposed in clear conditions, only to that appointment. But he has not. As for Montezemolo there was the proposal, but if there was the Ferrari would be the opposite. We had problems with competitors. You could not tell because of all the people on earth you had to just go from one that had been in Ferrari for 23 years. C ‘was just fair play. It’ like if I go to do the president of Volkswagen. I would also opposed the appointment of Jean Todt to the FIA, in its time, for the same reasons. He had no consequences, that choice. But what not to say that it was correct. I would have equally opposed, on principle. ”

Finally, his relationship with Montezemolo: “He did a great job I respect him a lot. But the world has changed and we need to change how the page will change when I go I”.

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