F1 | Sergio Marchionne: “Ferrari must return to being unbeatable, like in the Schumacher era”

Sergio Marchionne wanted to give a very important message to Ferrari is preferably used for 2017 season: this year, in fact, we are celebrating a less than happy "birthday". Team di Maranello, i 10 years since the last title won by red in 2007 with Kimi Raikkonen. Precisely for this championship, in fact, the President has set important objectives: to return to being competitive, unbeatable, at the top.

Also fans, enthusiastic after seeing the first results of test re-seasonal a Barcelona on the Montmelò circuit, they dream of the world champion title again and this could be a decisive year, given the major changes in Formula 1 both in terms of regulations and within the teams themselves.

In an interview with La Repubblica, in fact, Marchionne said: “We haven't won for nine years, this would be the tenth. Will end. We can't keep getting our noses broken, there's still room to correct the problems. We have to go back to being unbeatable like when Schumacher was there".

However, there is someoptimism in team: “We need to go back to being that type of team, we're working on it. The new car is reliable, credible, it has lapped more than the others on the track. It's a huge step forward.", Marchionne continued during the meeting with the international press at Swiss Motor Show. “I'm looking at the results of the Barcelona tests, things are going well. Goals? Winning for sure, I have the objective absolutely clear, I don't get confused. I can't say when it will happen. We're working on it. I'm happy with how the car goes, that's important. As a car it is superior to last year's, but not only because the regulations have changed, but because of how it was designed and how it was put on the road. The car is good”he concluded.

Fabiola Granier