“Being able to build the engine and chassis together is definitely a nice advantage for Ferrari. Other teams cannot do the same and this year, like never before, installing the new power unit in the car’s chassis will be a complex operation” – James Allison, Ferrari technical director, December 2013. The fact that after four races Ferrari has claimed one podium, has lost its team principal and is chasing Force India in the constructors’ championship is a damning indictment of one of only two teams […]

Ferrari team principal Marco Mattiacci says his squad will not be giving up on their 2014 season. Mattiacci was appointed earlier in the week following the resignation of Stefano Domenicali and says the team is aiming to close the gap to Ferrari. "I don't think we are going to give up," he said. "Our goal is to close the gap as much as we can with the leaders and at the moment that is Mercedes. There are many variables that can influence a lap that […]

Fernando Alonso says he has not yet spoken to new Ferrari team principal Marco Mattiacci and remains unsure as to whether his new boss will be present at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. Mattiacci has replaced Stefano Domenicali, who resigned his position this week after almost seven years in the position. "No, I haven’t had the chance... I don’t know if he’s coming here, I guess so, so it would be a good time to welcome him," Alonso said when asked if he had spoken […]

Stefano Domenicali has left his role as Ferrari team principal with immediate effect. Domenicali took over the position from Jean Todt at the end of 2007 but the Italian has departed following Ferrari's poor start to the 2014 season. Domenicali has be replaced by Marco Mattiacci, the president and CEO of Ferrari North America. Domenicali claimed the constructors' championship in his first season as team principal, but the outfit never claimed the drivers' championship while he was in charge, with Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso […]