Scuderia Ferrari 2014

[Kiril Varbanov]

Should Ferrari go the Mercedes way and have 2 team bosses? Mattiacci on the commercial side and Bob Bell on the technical ala Paddy Lowe?
So the real question here is: is going Bob Bell to Ferrari?

While it's all in the rumor domain, let's assume that Alonso is with one foot at Mclaren, according to Eddie Jordan. The new boss, Marco, said his first priority is to retain Alonso. The latter has worked with Bell at the 2005-06 period, and it is therefore easy to glue the pieces. But that's pure speculation and it is based only on different people's opinions, no matter how knowledgeable they are.
So, "we will have to wait and see".

[mclaren_mircea]

Should Ferrari go the Mercedes way and have 2 team bosses? Mattiacci on the commercial side and Bob Bell on the technical ala Paddy Lowe?
So the real question here is: is going Bob Bell to Ferrari?

While it's all in the rumor domain, let's assume that Alonso is with one foot at Mclaren, according to Eddie Jordan. The new boss, Marco, said his first priority is to retain Alonso. The latter has worked with Bell at the 2005-06 period, and it is therefore easy to glue the pieces. But that's pure speculation and it is based only on different people's opinions, no matter how knowledgeable they are.
So, "we will have to wait and see".

An answer to your questions:
http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news ... 41707.html

"Bell instead of Prodromou to McLaren?
And that seems to be the case with Mercedes now. Is all the more interesting course, the successful Mercedes-staff for other teams. So Bell is already in contact with McLaren - possibly intended as substitutes for aerodynamicist Peter Prodromou, who would actually come from Red Bull? Because radio paddock According sets Red Bull despite the already signed McLaren contract everything to keep Prodromou yet."

[e30ernest]

From my point of view, primary development area for Ferrari should be PU, not aero.



And proper PU upgrade (whether if it's engine control software, ICE/MGU-K/MGU-H/ES integration, or something else) will be more beneficial than s(light) aero iterations.

Because FIAT straightline performances are apsolutely unsatisfactory, and I don't believe that it can be fixed (just) with aero tweaks.

Aero and PU development are handled by different groups within the team right? If so, there would be no such thing as focusing on a single area since development will happen in parallel.

[heidenreich27]

Since allison arrived upgrades are working. Good decision to remove fry from car developement

[trinidefender]

Since allison arrived upgrades are working. Good decision to remove fry from car developement

Could also be that they are using a totally different wind tunnel which fixed most of their correlation (a horrible word to use to describe the actual problems) problems. But hey, what do I know.

[.poz]

Ross Brawn spotted in Maranello Monday

[aleks_ader]

Ross Brawn spotted in Maranello Monday

Source?

[George-Jung]

Ross Brawn spotted in Maranello Monday

Source?

He probably read this post, in the car topic:

some interesting development in pipeline for F14T .

http://gptoday.com/full_story/view/4864 ... Maranello/

hopefully upgrade works this time.

[Snelle Eddy]

Ross Brawn spotted in Maranello Monday

Source?

He probably read this post, in the car topic:

some interesting development in pipeline for F14T .

http://gptoday.com/full_story/view/4864 ... Maranello/

hopefully upgrade works this time.

Leo Turrini (a well-known Italian reporter with good connection within Maranello) reported this in his blog:

http://blog.quotidiano.net/turrini/2014 ... a-fiorano/ (Italian)

[George-Jung]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0aLxt05e4k[/youtube]

[ecapox]

Leo Turrini (a well-known Italian reporter with good connection within Maranello) reported this in his blog:
http://blog.quotidiano.net/turrini/2014 ... a-fiorano/ (Italian)

Certo che la vita è curiosa.
Life sure is interesting.

Ross Brawn è stato avvistato, ieri, fra Fiorano e Maranello.
Ross Brawn was spoted, yesterday, between Fiorano and Maranello.

Che ci faceva?
What was he doing?

Ipotesi.
Hypothesis.

1) E' passato ad acquistare casse di banane dal fruttivendolo che lo serviva nel periodo 1997-2006.
1) He stopped by to pick up some cases of bananas from the fruit vendor that served him from 1997-2006.

2) Doveva saldare un arretrato al benzinaio Pancani, quello che dopo il Nurburgring 1999 gli chiese se per caso la ruota persa per Irvine fosse stata montata sulla Rossa di Salo.
2) He had to take care of an IOU from Panciani, the gas man, that after the Nurburgring in 1999 asked if the wheel that Irvine lost was mounted to the Ferrari of Salo.

3) Vuole comprarsi una Ferrari, con tutti i soldi che ha guadagnato se la può permettere.
3) He wants to buy a Ferrari, and with all the money he has made, he can afford it.

4) Marco Mattiacci è una persona molto intelligente e forse anche molto persuasiva.
4) Marco Mattiacci is a very smart person and maybe even very persuasive.

5) A volte ritornano
5) Sometimes they return

6) Fate un po' voi
6) You take a guess.

TRANSLATION IN RED (because it's kind of funny)

[WhiteBlue]

Its been a speculation for some time that Brawn could be on his way back to Maranello and the new man only for stand in. Nothing that Brawn has said in his interview is a denial of a potential return. One thing is for sure. He will only come back as team principal and no lesser role. After running his own team and being team principal at Merc nothing could be appetizing for him but the top spot. Montezemolo must know for at least one year that Domenicali was untenable. So the rapid departure of Brawn at Merc may have been all part of a long hatching plan.

[George-Jung]

It could be that Marco Mattiacci will do the commercial-side and Brawn perhaps executive-director?

[JimClarkFan]

Guys guys guys...

Brawn has said that he was just visiting Maranella, on holiday.

I take Ross Brawn on his word

[George-Jung]

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