The former president of Ferrari, Luca di Montezemolo, has shared his perspective on the challenges facing the Scuderia, with a particular focus on the performance of drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. At 76 years of age, Montezemolo made these comments during his attendance at the Il Festival dello Sport in Trento, providing insights into
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Former Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemelo has strongly criticised the team’s apparent satisfaction with securing third place at the Belgian Grand Prix. Despite its history of dominance, Ferrari’s performance has faltered in the 2023 season, achieving only three podium finishes in the initial 12 races and slipping to fourth place in the Constructors’ Championship standings.
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Charles Leclerc has received an incredible amount of praise from former Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo, whilst criticising unwanted Chelsea FC player Romelu Lukaku. Di Montezemolo was Ferrari’s chairman during their most dominant era, when the team was led by former FIA president Jean Todt, with seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher at the wheel. Ferrari
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The legacy of Ferrari’s glory years in Formula 1 under the leadership of Luca di Montezemolo remains a cherished memory. Guiding the team through championship victories, including Niki Lauda’s triumphant era, and later propelling Michael Schumacher to unprecedented success, Montezemolo’s contributions to the Scuderia’s history are indelible. However, his return as president in 1991 led
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Ferrari are a team in turmoil at the moment, currently without a team principal after the resignation of Mattia Binotto and on a title drought since 2008. The Scuderia had released a statement in support of Binotto following a below par season, which saw the team comprehensively beaten by Max Verstappen and Red Bull in
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Ferrari’s somewhat disappointing 2022 season isn’t entirely team principal Mattia Binotto’s fault according to former Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo, who puts the blame on current chairman John Elkann. The Italian’s will come to regret the current season, after arguably throwing away both championships to Red Bull. Ferrari built a magnificent car for the brand-new regulations, which
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Ferrari President John Elkann has written a letter to shareholders of the Italian supercar brand to speak of his excitement at the present and future of their racing teams. Elkann took over from Sergio Marchionne after the Italian-Canadian’s tragic death in 2018, but unlike Marchionne and Luca di Motezemolo before him, the 46-year-old has made
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Gucci chief executive officer Marco Bizzarri has said that reports he will be replacing Louis Camilleri as the CEO of Ferrari are “just gossip”. Bizzarri added that he considers Ferrari to be a “mythical brand” and joked that the swirling rumours have made him regret not having pursued a career as a racing driver. READ:
MoreLast week, it was announced that Louis Camilleri had resigned from his position as Ferrari’s CEO for “personal reasons”, with John Elkann, chairman of the luxury Italian car-maker, taking over his duties on an interim basis. Luca di Montezemolo, who served as Ferrari’s president and chairman until September 2014, has not ruled out a return
MoreEx-Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo has said he is unhappy about the manner and timing of Sebastian Vettel’s departure from the Maranello-based team. “I didn’t like the timing and the way Seb split up with the team. Sebastian has never caused any trouble, [he] always worked as part of a team.” READ: Ferrari Confident It
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