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nothing to do with his weight..like i said, it was just a question..nothing to do with what he posted.
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Montezemolo at the BBC: Ferrari is synonymous with technological innovation. Into India by the end of the year and a 12-cylinder open-top in the near future Maranello, June 9th 2010 Yesterday morning, Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo, was in London for a series of business meetings and was also interviewed by a team of BBC journalists for several TV and radio programmes broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation. One of the main themes covered was Ferraris role in the world automotive industry and the outlook for the sector given the fuel consumption and emissions commitments now in place. Ferrari is synonymous with driving emotion, beautiful design and ongoing technological innovation, characteristics that are shared by all of our models. One of the focuses of our constant drive for technological innovation is emissions reduction, declared Montezemolo. So far, we have achieved significant results that will continue to improve as time goes on. In fact, weve already unveiled an innovative 12-cylinder hybrid based on our experience with KERS in Formula 1. The BBC journalists also commented on Maranellos consistently growing sales and how output held steady during the year when the world economic crisis was at its most severe. Montezemolo explained this phenomenon by commenting: We arent changing the company strategy of always building fewer cars than the market demands. This strategy ensures Ferrari maintains the brands exclusivity. In that regard, the Ferrari President also announced that the brand will launch in India by the end of 2010, further confirmation of the crucial role that the emerging markets are playing for the company which exports more than 90% of its cars. Montezemolo also painted a picture of Ferrari as very much in tune with the times and market demands, a company both conscious and proud of its tradition but also one looking to the future to ensure that it never stands still. When questioned on Italys economic situation, the Ferrari President reiterated his huge faith in his nation and his fellow Italians ability to tackle urgent problems. One journalist pointed out that Montezemolos own reputation in Italy is on a par with the prime ministers and then asked if he would consider running for that particular job, but the Ferrari President merely smiled and said I really dont think so. Later, in the evening, Montezemolo met with the UKs specialist car sector media, in the run-up to the launch of an exclusive open-top version of the 599 of which a very limited number will be built. This is a very unusual car and it will certainly surprise you. Its only going to be available to a very select number of clients whove been asking us for an open-top version of the 12-cylinder for quite some time now. We wont be unveiling it at a show though. Instead well be organising private presentations. With regard to the adoption of new technologies, including those focused on fuel consumption reduction, the Ferrari chairman confirmed the Prancing Horses interest in hybrid cars and stressed that Maranellos engineers are working on all fronts. When asked for details on V6 or turbo engines, Montezemolo commented that, technologies aside, what will continue to drive emissions and fuel reductions for Ferraris will, as always, be innovation, extreme technology and a constant exchange of information with Formula 1, aimed at maintaining the sportiness and driving pleasure that make Ferraris unique. With regard to Formula 1, Montezemolo repeated that after a good start this season, the team has some work to do to become more competitive. However, he also added that he has utmost faith in the ability of the Ferrari staff and the response we will see from them in the upcoming races. On the subject of the F1 sector, he confirmed that all parties involved need to work together to ensure that the races are more exciting. He also acknowledged that costs would have to be reduced but not to the detriment of the sport or technology.
