“The car is not competitive,” admits the Ferrari boss
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Sporting surrender from the top: Ferrari boss John Elkann swore the fans on further disappointments
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The Ferrari Formula 1 team is once again far behind its claims this season. CEO John Elkann is now attuning the fans of the traditional racing team to further disappointments.
FErrari boss John Elkann warns the employees and fans of Scuderia against further disappointments in Formula 1. In the past three World Cup races, Sebastian Vettel’s team has only climbed the podium once and has no chance against Mercedes with world champion Lewis Hamilton. “The reality is: our car is not competitive. You have already seen that and will continue to see it, ”said Elkann of the“ Gazzetta dello Sport ”.
The 44-year-old president of the traditional Italian brand and CEO of Fiat appeals to perseverance. “The Tifosi suffer just like us. But we know that they are with us. So we have to say clearly and honestly: There is a long way to go, ”said the grandson of long-time Fiat patron Gianni Agnelli.
He believes in a better long-term future. “Today we are trying to lay the foundation stone in order to be competitive again and to win if the rules change in 2022. I am convinced of that.”
The message: patience with Vettel is at an end
The 44-year-old justified the end of the time of ex-world champion Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari after this season with the fact that a restart was only possible with young drivers. “We had exceptional pilots with Alonso and Vettel for ten years, both of whom were world champions,” he said. “But starting a new cycle and demanding patience is undoubtedly more difficult with someone who has won something than someone who has the future ahead of them.”
Sebastian Vettel has so far only followed in the Ferrari
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Team manager Mattia Binotto, on the other hand, has “complete trust” in Elkann, who “has all the skills and characteristics to start a new winning cycle. He was with Ferrari in the days of Todt and Schumi, he knows how to win and will work with two young and ambitious pilots from next season. ”
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