Montezemolo vows no stone unturned in hunt for F1 success Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has never shied away from uttering statements suggesting that an axe is about to fall at Maranello, and his latest claim could be seen as signalling the end for current team principal Stefano Domenicali. With the Scuderia struggling to match the pace of any of the Mercedes-powered cars over the first three races of the 2014 F1 campaign, Montezemolos frustration appeared to reach new heights during the opening of a new wing of the Ferrari museum in Maranello. Insisting that he would not avoid taking drastic action in order to turn the teams fortunes around, the Italians comments have been taken as a threat to Domenicalis tenure at the head of operations. I already know what you want to ask, Montezemolo was quoted as telling journalists, “I would say to you that I will leave no stone unturned to get to where we need to be. Well work day and night to improve, and well take the decisions that we need to take.” Heading into next weekends Chinese Grand Prix, Ferrari trails Mercedes – which has won each of the three races to date – by 78 points, and currently languishes in fifth place in the constructors championship, sandwiched between Red Bull and Williams. Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen finished only ninth and tenth in last weekends Bahrain Grand Prix, and the team has not won a race since Alonsos success on home soil in last years Spanish GP. Its last world title came when it won the constructors crown in 2008.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 14:45:23 +0000