A podium in three Grand Prix, the humiliating voiceovers in Hungary: the Ferrari is in the tunnel and is likely to stay there until 2022 due to the freezing of the development decided by the Coronavirus teams in full emergency. According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, the positions of David sanchez, number one in the aerodynamic development team, and Enrico Cardile, head of the 2020 car project.
In the usual post Grand Prix debriefing, the team principal Mattia Binotto (also at risk), however, he denied rumors of purges: “I have faith in the people who work in GeS: we have started a path that must lead us to reopen a winning cycle. It will be long but the whole company is aware of it and supports this vision. For this some news make me smile that are read around: it’s not by cutting heads that it goes faster a car “.
Binotto admitted that the situation is very difficult: “After three races it is clear that we are in a worse situation than what our expectations were and you have to react, without any delay. It is the overall design of the car that needs to be reviewed, while aware of the existing regulatory limits “, are the words to Ferrari.com.
“I know very well that in Formula 1 there is no magic wand but we have to change gears to reverse this trend, in the short and long term. If necessary, we must also review the organization to improve and reinforce the working method where it is most needed. For this reason, as a team, we need to understand what are the dynamics that led us to the current situation, “he concluded.
The former president Montezemolo on Monday he expressed himself on Ferrari’s problems: “Today’s problem arises primarily from theorganization. Ferrari has a totally different one from the other teams. Mattia Binotto is too alone. There are no other teams organized like this. Binotto, who is a novice young man as technical director, is responsible for sports management, driver management, technical area and must also deal with politics “.
OMNISPORT | 21-07-2020 11:59
