Domenicalli has resigned

I'm not a fan of Domenicalli, but the timing of this is too reactionary. I don't see how his firing will turn this season around. I always feel like these sorts of moves should be done when it's least disruptive to the team, ie, the off season.


Mark

 

It would really surprise me. I haven't spoken with Marco in over 6 months so many things could have changed for him in that time, and the Scuderia have done weirder things. It's just that he's not a good fit there. No offense to Marco.

 

He came to Ferrari from Jaguar in 2000. Who knows what his background is. More to follow I would suspect.

 

+1

 

+1

since the car turns out to be lacking in all aspects , it's just not realistic to expect a turn around during the season.

Obviously, Luca's patience has run out.

 

The new gut has no racing experience. I don't care. Flavio sold sweaters before running an F1 team and he won a couple of championships. I don't care who gets to be team principle as long as they get results.
My fear is that things will get worse before they get better. Alonso was looking for a new team last year and I can't see him staying another year while Ferrari go through the pain of a re-structure.
I just want us to win more championships dammit!

 

Indeed, but if it´s true that the other guy for whatever reasons resigned (not was sacked) then there was no choice.

 

I like this from Fake Charlie Whiting:

 

Better sack him now than at the end of the year, now there's more time to sort everything as it should be for 2015. This season is ruined anyhow by the sheer speed of Mercedes, the only team that has a tiny chance to get close is Red Bull. And that chance really is tiny.

+1, good point about the Flav. IMO they'll put 1 big update on the car around Spain, then here and there put new pieces up but nothing revolunionairy. Write this year off, just aim for points every race and completely focus on making another F2002/4 for next year.

 

Another lost season--or two.

 

Fantastic news!

Bring on Briatore!

 

Stefanso aside, I'm surprised at the new selection, but very happy for Marco. Many on this board know him well and/or met him at least once during his long tenure in the USA and Asia Pacific. Ferrari are keeping things in-house and there is something to be said for that. I know for some, the in-house mentality perhaps was their problem all along. However, Marco I believe can't do any worse at this point. As mentioned before I'm not sure how strong his passion is for F1, he never really mentioned it in my conversations and when he has spoken of it in the press, it's the normal marketing speak. I think Marco's strong point is his ability to manage in multiple forms, he knows the Italian way, the Chinese way and the American way of managing people, their strengths and weakenesses, what works and what doesn't and that unique and different compared to Stefano. Marco's weakness is his lack of engineering know how, however that never held back other team managers. One thing is for sure, I'll be rooting for Marco to succeed.

 

Geez. Good to see change, but with another guy without racing experience?!

 

Like him or not...He'll probably be one of the very best for the job.

 

I agree with you both. The guy has managed teams to victory. It appears with the selection of Matiacci that Luca thinks he's found a version of himself.

 

He would be one of the very best for the job and I also like him a lot.

At any rate, I'm glad that LdM finally run out of patience and starts making changes. Hopefully Tombazi is next.

 

I have the feeling that if finally Mattiacci gets the job he only will be a temporary solution.

And then... Brawn? Briattore?

 

This crossed my mind as well.

 

Now is a good time for this to happen actually. This is the time the major groundwork for the 2015 car is happening. This new guy needs to woo whoever he can to get things ship shape again. The engine department needs a rethink as well. Domenicali is just the tip of the iceberg.

 

Finally.

A positive step from LdM.

 

I actually hoped Luca would temporarily step back into the position to move the transition along....

 

More changes need to come ASAP- me thinks fry and tombazis are next. As for this Marco guy as long as he can effectively rebuild the team that is what matters most. Still would rather see Ross or flabio but we need great tech people first and foremost.

 

next year Vettel, horner & newey to ferrari. red bull team for sale. Alonso to mclaren honda. Kimi staying at ferrari.

 

Is Bob Bell on his way to the Scuderia?

Bob Bell leaves Mercedes - Pitpass.com

 

Good to see some change, which is well overdue. I don't think this new guy needs to have racing experience. You can do a good job as a manager without motorsport experience. As it's been mentioned, Flavio won a few championships. The important thing is to have the right mindset and understand how you can make the team a complete and competitive effort.

IMO There has been too much internal politics and "he can't do this if I can't do that" thinking in the past few years, which means decisions take longer time and the team is not effective enough.

If personell are underperforming they need to be replaced. F1 does not slow down or wait up. It's ruthless. With the limitations in testing and restricted technical regulations these days, you need to have a competitive package from day one.

Now let's get rid of Tombazis and Fry now that we're on a roll.