Beautiful birthday present for di Montezemolo

The present has been prepared yesterday at the Spa circuit by Kimi Raikkonen and the Scuderia, handed over today symbolically at the traditional work meeting, which is usually held at the GeS logistics hangar after a win.

“We didn’t have a meeting like this for too long and now we can finally hoist the colours of the Prancing Horse on the roof of the entrance to the Scuderia,” Stefano Domenicali said, underlining another tradition, which usually is kept up after wins on the track by Ferrari. “Yesterday’s victory was the result of the work by the whole team and we want to dedicate it to our Chairman, who is celebrating his birthday today.”

Montezemolo thanked everybody with the words: "I have to say three times thank you - thank you for this wonderful birthday present, thank you for what you have done and thank you for what you are doing."

The success in Spa has to be an injection of faith for everybody at Ferrari and a spur to keep the concentration level high, giving always the best and even more: “Just like we ask the drivers to gain that fraction of a second, which can determine victory, every single one of us has to give this extra bit in his or her work, which can make the difference,” Montezemolo said.

After the meeting Montezemolo immediately went back to his office where he had some meetings on his agenda on his birthday at work, while Domeicali and the team are already working for the next race, which will be held at Monza.