Ferrari: Australian GP Saturday report
Press Release The outcome of the first qualifying session of the 2012 season was definitely disappointing for Scuderia Ferrari: neither driver managed to get through to the final part of the session, with Fernando Alonso in twelfth place and Felipe Massa sixteenth at the end of Q2. However, while making it to Q3 was out [...]
Ferrari: We’re very curious to know where we stand
Mar.16 (Ferrari) The 2012 season has got underway in indecipherable fashion. After so many kilometres in winter testing at Jerez de la Frontera and Barcelona, today one could have expected a few indications from the first two free practice sessions of the Australian Grand Prix, however, the weather, which was to say the least somewhat [...]
Alonso: There is a great spirit as we want to be world champions
Mar.15 (Ferrari) A new season involves new car designs, new liveries, new team kits, new drivers even, but one thing that never changes is the drivers’ Thursday meetings with the media and, at the very first race, the atmosphere at these meetings, at least in the Scuderia Ferrari camp, seemed very convivial, with drivers and [...]
Massa: It’s nice that the time for ‘blah blah blah’ is over
Mar.15 (Ferrari) Felipe Massa was clearly happy that the racing season is about to start when he met the press this afternoon, in the Scuderia Ferrari hospitality area. “It’s nice that the time for ‘blah blah blah’ is over,” began the Brazilian, referring to all the speculation in the media over the past few weeks. [...]
Ferrari in deep crisis or orchestrating best bluff of the decade?
Mar.15 (GMM) One mystery to be solved this weekend is just how much trouble the Ferrari team is in after senior figures in the Maranello squad have gone out of their way to down play their chances, ahead of the season opener in Melbourne. Depending on who is asked in the paddock, the famous Italian [...]
Alonso: I’m confident and relaxed about the possibilities of our car
Mar.15 (Reuters) Fernando Alonso resonated positivity on his first public appearance in Australia on Thursday, maintaining that Ferrari would be F1 World Championship title contenders this year despite a disappointing Winter testing. Ferrari personnel have lined up in recent weeks to downplay the chances of early success, starting at Sunday’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix, because [...]
Ferrari will not appoint official reserve driver in 2012
Mar.15 (GMM) Ferrari will not appoint an official reserve driver in 2012, the Italian team has confirmed ahead of the season-opening race in Melbourne. The Maranello based team’s former reserve, Jules Bianchi, has stepped up to the Friday role at Force India. Also on Ferrari’s books are Davide Rigon, Giancarlo Fisichella and Marc Gene. But [...]
Montezemolo denies heads to roll in Ferrari crisis
Mar.12 (GMM) Luca di Montezemolo insists that heads will not roll, as Ferrari looks set to start the 2012 F1 World Championship season without even a chance of a podium. The famous team wrote off last year’s championship early to focus on 2012 with an aggressive project, with then new British technical chief Pat Fry [...]
Ferrari fans hope team are bluffing ahead of Melbourne
Mar.9 (Reuters) Like cold pizza or overcooked pasta, Ferrari’s pre-season testing has proved hard for many Italian Formula 1 fans to digest and the team has done little to diffuse the pessimism by admitting they are below par – is this a well orchestrated bluff or the hard truth? “Ferrari, Fry pessimistic? Let’s hope it’s [...]