Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene pins hopes on continual development rather then on revolutionary packages. The Italian is hopeful that his squad can keep up with its big rival Mercedes and can establish itself as a serious title-contender this year.
Wow, I was expecting this it will be great for Mercedes though I dont think they need Allison. I would liked to see him back in Renault because he would be the true leader.mika vs michael wrote:Ferrari seems to be in no man's land at the moment...
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/allis ... 50840/?s=1
I mostly agree with you.Vettelswonmeover wrote:I hear that Rory Byrne will be a consultant and mentor to Simone Resta. Simone Resta will be the designer in chief. He was JA's understudy. Binotto will be JA's direct replacements. Given the variety of aero parts and devices which have been tried by Ferrari since JA's departure, they are definitely trying something new. Byrne was present in the erra of wide tyres and ground effect cars. Surely he will be able to provide valuable info. The fixes on the S-F15T were suggested by Byrne after studying the data from the 2014 car. I hope for the best.
Honestly though, this era looks to be a battle between Mercedes and Red Bull. With JA's departure at Ferrari and Dennis' ouster at McLaren (which is expected to cost them in 160 million pounds in lost sponsorships), Merc and RB are the obvious title contenders really
+1 to the hope of Ferrari building a good car. In an ideal world, Merc, Ferrari, RB and McLaren should have an equal chance of winning. Much like MotoGP this year where there were 9 different riders and 6 different teams (Yamaha, Honda, Ducati, Suzuki, LCR Honda, Marc VDS Honda) as winners. But I know this will not be possible. Still hope for the best!!Vasconia wrote:I mostly agree with you.Vettelswonmeover wrote:I hear that Rory Byrne will be a consultant and mentor to Simone Resta. Simone Resta will be the designer in chief. He was JA's understudy. Binotto will be JA's direct replacements. Given the variety of aero parts and devices which have been tried by Ferrari since JA's departure, they are definitely trying something new. Byrne was present in the erra of wide tyres and ground effect cars. Surely he will be able to provide valuable info. The fixes on the S-F15T were suggested by Byrne after studying the data from the 2014 car. I hope for the best.
Honestly though, this era looks to be a battle between Mercedes and Red Bull. With JA's departure at Ferrari and Dennis' ouster at McLaren (which is expected to cost them in 160 million pounds in lost sponsorships), Merc and RB are the obvious title contenders really
More than once Byrne´s collaboration has sold to raise the hopes of the fans, sadly without real results. But it seems that last time his help had a good influence. I really hope that Ferrari can build a good car but sadly it seems that Mercedes and RB will be ahead of the Scuderia.
This Winter will be too long!
Indeed, this is what it should happen but always one or two of those teams fail to build such a good car. I can´t imagine how exciting could F1 be in this scenario. [-o< [-o<Vettelswonmeover wrote:
+1 to the hope of Ferrari building a good car. In an ideal world, Merc, Ferrari, RB and McLaren should have an equal chance of winning. Much like MotoGP this year where there were 9 different riders and 6 different teams (Yamaha, Honda, Ducati, Suzuki, LCR Honda, Marc VDS Honda) as winners. But I know this will not be possible. Still hope for the best!!
Yeah. I really want Sebastian to win a WDC with Ferrari. He was so inspiring in his first season at Maranello! Vettel's first season at Ferrari is what inspired my online name! But as per Leo Turinni, the phase he is undergoing what is called the Alonsofication phase. Growing frustration at going 2 steps backward after getting 1 step forward. Marchionne talking big just adds to the pressure. I hope Marchionne has learnt his lesson.Vasconia wrote:Indeed, this is what it should happen but always one or two of those teams fail to build such a good car. I can´t imagine how exciting could F1 be in this scenario. [-o< [-o<Vettelswonmeover wrote:
+1 to the hope of Ferrari building a good car. In an ideal world, Merc, Ferrari, RB and McLaren should have an equal chance of winning. Much like MotoGP this year where there were 9 different riders and 6 different teams (Yamaha, Honda, Ducati, Suzuki, LCR Honda, Marc VDS Honda) as winners. But I know this will not be possible. Still hope for the best!!
I hope too that Sebastian will calm down, he has looked too fustrated this season, he needs to be positive because Ferrari is a very sensitive team with certain comments.
That is pretty impressive! Even more so if you don't count the Todt-era because whilst they always are in the top 4 they don't seem to be able to reach the #1 spot more than every now and then.bill shoe wrote:Ferrari has continued their long-term excellence in F1, and yes I'm serious --
2016 is the 35th consecutive year that Ferrari has finished 4th or higher in the Championship. Incredible achievement, and there is surely no other team in any other sport that can claim anything like it.
And this could be the best thing we can expect. They havent been so far this season but they seriously need to improve their in-season development. In 2015 and 2016 they have done a good job during Winter but this needs to be backed during the season.mika vs michael wrote:. I don't see them creating a dominating car but at least be on par with Mercedes and Redbull.
That is a great achievement in F1... in other sports there are teams with even better results.bill shoe wrote:Ferrari has continued their long-term excellence in F1, and yes I'm serious --
2016 is the 35th consecutive year that Ferrari has finished 4th or higher in the Championship. Incredible achievement, and there is surely no other team in any other sport that can claim anything like it.
This is me officially taking the bait and asking: What team in what other sport has finished each year in the upper 30-40% of their sport for 35 years running?santos wrote:That is a great achievement in F1... in other sports there are teams with even better results.
I can only think of FC Porto in Soccer. They have an average finishing position in the Portuguese league of 2nd in the last 100 years and the last time they finished 4th or worse was 1975. But it is pretty similar for S.L. Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal who pretty much switch between the first 3 positions in the league every year.bill shoe wrote:This is me officially taking the bait and asking: What team in what other sport has finished each year in the upper 30-40% of their sport for 35 years running?santos wrote:That is a great achievement in F1... in other sports there are teams with even better results.
