Montezemolo: “If Alonso had won he would have felt more like a Ferrari driver”

Awarded on Tuesday evening during the 50th edition of the Autosprint Golden Helmets Luca Cordero di Montezemolo he returned to talk about the Cavallino, focusing on the drivers of the present and recent past, as well as the duel with Mercedes.

"I know Fernando Alonso had he won the title in Abu Dhabi in 2010 when finishing fourth would have been enough for him, his relationship with Maranello would have been different. I understand his frustration, in the end missing the championship in the last round two years out of three is not the best” – the thoughts of the former President of the Ferrari on the Spaniard who left the team at the end of 2014.

“On the other hand, I can say about Sebastian Vettel that he immediately demonstrated a strong team spirit. I still remember when Stefano Domenicali brought him to my house in Bologna for the first time to discuss tomorrow and he arrived with a box of Swiss chocolates. I believe he will have a fundamental role in the growth of the group also because a bit like Schumacher he follows the principle of "we lose and we win together".

Then on 2016 he commented: “The Germans will not give up but I am optimistic. After all, we have lived through worse moments."

Chiara Rainis