Ferrari have confirmed the departure of Pat Fry and Nikolas Tombazis from the Scuderia, amidst a reorganisation that started when new team principal Maurizio Arrivabene came in charge. Arrivabene, Managing Director of {Ferrari}’s Gestione Sportiva and Team Principal of Scuderia Ferrari, has restructured his team with a flatter structure and clear assignment of responsibilities.
People made a lot of assumptions about Alonso because his Renault cars drove a certain way.Juzh wrote:
He likes both, he just likes strong rear even more.
So finally it is official.timbo wrote:Confirmedmika vs michael wrote:Tombazis and Fry are set to leave the team. James Allison is going to be the new Technical director...
http://www.f1technical.net/news/19853
Antonioni was a writer for AutoSprint.Hail22 wrote:My biggest question mark is the new press office manager, does anyone know much about Alberto Antonini?
Thank goodness Massimo Rivola is in charge of Formula 1 operations.
If Ferrari had made up their mind on firing them midseason i would say their influence on the new car should be minimal, if they simply decided to restucture all of sudden however...Morteza wrote:
So finally it is official.
My question is how much influence these two have/had on Ferrari's 2015 car? Or is that all James Allison? How about Allison's influence on F14T or he was too late to the party?
I think they have been sent for Gardening leave already , So i don't see they have too much influence on 2015 car. Either way its good that Ferrari started what it should have done years ago. Now they have to put right people in right places and give them freedom to work and explore new ideas. But its clear to assume 2015 will be a write off year with all the changes undergoing.Sevach wrote:If Ferrari had made up their mind on firing them midseason i would say their influence on the new car should be minimal, if they simply decided to restucture all of sudden however...Morteza wrote:
So finally it is official.
My question is how much influence these two have/had on Ferrari's 2015 car? Or is that all James Allison? How about Allison's influence on F14T or he was too late to the party?
So, does anyone need more proof than this, that Gutierrez is only in F1 because he's got the moneys?Racer X wrote:Ferrari with new Telmex sponsorship....... Im guessing they will indeed be using Esteban to marker Ferrari when the Mexican GP arrives i bet you anything that he will have Friday morning activities. this next season just to get that publicity.
http://www.escuderiatelmex.com/wps/port ... rs-ferrari
The Santander came to Ferrari in the same year that Alonso. Massa brought Banco do Brasil to Williams. Does that mean they are in F1 because they got a sponsor?Sebp wrote:
So, does anyone need more proof than this, that Gutierrez is only in F1 because he's got the moneys?
santos wrote:The Santander came to Ferrari in the same year that Alonso. Massa brought Banco do Brasil to Williams. Does that mean they are in F1 because they got a sponsor?Sebp wrote:
So, does anyone need more proof than this, that Gutierrez is only in F1 because he's got the moneys?
Well he got into F1 in large part due to money yes, he is however a GP3 champion & GP2 race winner which is more than can be said for some current F1 drivers. Bottas equally brings a lot of funding but at least is also a GP3 champion.Sebp wrote:So, does anyone need more proof than this, that Gutierrez is only in F1 because he's got the moneys?Racer X wrote:Ferrari with new Telmex sponsorship....... Im guessing they will indeed be using Esteban to marker Ferrari when the Mexican GP arrives i bet you anything that he will have Friday morning activities. this next season just to get that publicity.
http://www.escuderiatelmex.com/wps/port ... rs-ferrari
If Ferrari was short of money in 2014, then that would be a rare occurrence. Money has rarely (if ever) been a problem. The problem is, usually for Ferrari, internal politics and a truly byzantine organizational structure. Remember, Machiavelli was an Italian . . .Forza Ferrari wrote:santos wrote:The Santander came to Ferrari in the same year that Alonso. Massa brought Banco do Brasil to Williams. Does that mean they are in F1 because they got a sponsor?Sebp wrote:
So, does anyone need more proof than this, that Gutierrez is only in F1 because he's got the moneys?
In gutierez's case, absolutely no doubt he's at Ferrari for the money. And maybe also because Jules was the reserve driver, and now they've got no one to fill that role anymore....
I think Ferrari is finally getting back to business : they appointed Arrivabene as TP because they expect him to bring more sponsors to Ferrari : clearly, the Scuderia lacked funds this year to compete with merc. Mercedes litterally "bought" their wins because of their astonishing budget to develop the new hybrid systems (at least half a bilion euros !!) . If Ferrari would have had this much money to spend on their engine, they would probably have been able to compete with the silver arrows.
No wonder why a "marketing branch" has been added to the Scuderia's structure. The new TP is reportedly a "marketing man" (among other things).
Let's not be foolish , if you want to win in F1, you spend.Big time. I'm not saying spending is the sole key to success, but it's a major contributor.
you will probably name toyota as the exemple, i know they spent more than any other team when they used to be in F1, but in generall you have to have money to win. Ferrari had the biggest budget when they got back to winiing ways , then RBR won thanks to their technical abilities due to budget, and now merc.
Furthermore, if bernie together with Ferrari plan to bring back the old powertrains (V8 or even v10, who knows?^^) they will have a huge opportunity to turn things around in the blink of an eye...
