Former Ferrari boss, Luca di Montezemolo is shocked by the truth that his former group now celebrates ending third, claiming group founder Enzo can be aghast.
Montezemolo’s affiliation with Ferrari goes again to 1973, when he was positioned there by his bosses at FIAT as Enzo Ferrari’s assistant. A 12 months later he was put answerable for the racing group.
Throughout his first stint at Maranello he oversaw Niki Lauda’s titles earlier than returning to FIAT the place he turned a senior supervisor, his obligations together with the administration of quite a lot of the economic large’s pursuits together with Cinzano. Alongside the best way he even discovered time to tackle the administration of the organizing committee for 1990 World Cup.
In 1991 he was appointed president of Ferrari, and on this position he not solely oversaw the resurrection of its street automobile enterprise however guided the F1 group in direction of the golden period of the late 90s and early 2000s.
The time period DNA is commonly utilized in Method One, significantly by Ferrari because it occurs, however in Montezemolo’s case it could seem the Scuderia flows in his veins.
With that in thoughts, it comes as no shock to be taught that he’s shocked by the present state of the group, claiming that Enzo Ferrari wouldn’t have tolerated the scenario.
“Are you aware what I discover unlucky?” he tells Quotidiano Sportivo. “That they’re now cheering for third place, like at Spa.
“That is not the best way Ferrari is,” he provides, “and the Outdated Man would by no means have accepted that, by no means.
“Ferrari taught me so much,” he continues. “For example, he taught me by no means to settle. After a win, he was at all times serious about the subsequent race. On the similar time, it was onerous work. Enzo hated holidays. In August, he saved me within the workplace, he was not a supporter of those that went on vacation in August.
“He made me perceive that Ferrari is an emotion that holds human and social worth in its business, it’s a image of analysis and innovation. As president, between 1991 and 2014, I attempted to be trustworthy to his lesson.”
At a time there may be a lot hypothesis over the group’s line-up, Montezemolo, although insisting that that is the least of the group’s points, believes that Charles Leclerc ought to stay on board.
“Charles I might undoubtedly wish to hold,” he says, “he’s good and, in my view, there aren’t any stronger drivers than him out there for the time being.
“However presently, whoever is driving the pink automobile is the least of the group’s issues,” he provides.
“After I was the president, I created a dream group with Schumacher to Todt, from Brawn to Byrne. Look, as a fan, I do not dream of a Ferrari that at all times wins, however that at all times fights for the title proper as much as the final race of the season, like in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2010 and 2012.
“You possibly can lose, however as a protagonist, not as a secondary participant.”