For the record, I think Mattia has a place at Ferrari, but that both parties were forced into an inevitable conflict which was set into motion when Mattia himself made his power play after Marchionne's death. Today we see the outcome of something which was sown years ago. It's a set back if you ask me.chrisc90 wrote: ↑29 Nov 2022, 23:12So you think the team will become stronger after Mattia has gone? Its probably going to set them back another 2-3 years. You have drivers that make super basic mistakes all season, strategy department that cant even tell the pit garage what tyres to use or when to properly pit. Everything is a question to the drivers in a race.
They have a car thats fast in quali trim but loses a bit come race day. Improving on that for next year isnt going to be a hard task for them really if they have the right heads working together.
There would likely be other heads that would roll before the TP had their neck fully on the line
Regardless of that, 2022 was disastrous. I will not cottle Mattia by saying it was anything other than. That does not mean I feel he shouldn't have the opportunity to fix things over the winter. Saying 2022 was bad doesn't mean I think he should be sacked either.
The fact that it's being reported that several teams in the paddock are ready to welcome him says it all. Ferrari made a mistake. Did you see anybody jumping to welcome Cyril Abiteboul or Monisha Kaltenborn?
Doesn't that say it all?The team that signs Mattia is going to win races in this decade.
