2018 F1 news

[zike]

Sassi to join Merc.

[jgonzalesm6]

F1 Pirelli Compound choise 2018 F1 Season

#AustralianGp
#BahrainGp
#ChineseGP

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQxXXm9V4AAm4bI.jpg

[jgonzalesm6]

Sassi to join Merc.

turning a lemon into lemonade???

[zike]

turning a lemon into lemonade???

Did they turn Allison into lemonade, or he was always a lemonade

[zike]

F1 Pirelli Compound choise 2018 F1 Season

#AustralianGp
#BahrainGp
#ChineseGP

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQxXXm9V4AAm4bI.jpg

no hypersoft for the first tree GPs

[wisepie]

I do wonder why Ferrari seem to keep losing important design/technical people with inside info, maybe Marchionne is a bit too ruthless and intransigent for the good of the F1 team, which isn't just another Fiat-Chrysler division.

[jgonzalesm6]

Did they turn Allison into lemonade, or he was always a lemonade

more like sour grapes.

[Silent Bob]

I wonder why they need another engine guy? Did they lose someone? If not, maybe it's time for Ferrari to start some aggressive recruiting.

[jgonzalesm6]

I do wonder why Ferrari seem to keep losing important design/technical people with inside info, maybe Marchionne is a bit too ruthless and intransigent for the good of the F1 team, which isn't just another Fiat-Chrysler division.

I wonder why they need another engine guy? Did they lose someone? If not, maybe it's time for Ferrari to start some aggressive recruiting.

Maybe its a GodFather tactic (aka Luca Brasi): make like your unhappy with the family, gain their trust and gather info?

[jragona]

Maybe its a GodFather tactic (aka Luca Brasi): make like your unhappy with the family, gain their trust and gather info?

Love that... we may see this in a move in 20 years from now!

[Stormy]

Maybe its a GodFather tactic (aka Luca Brasi): make like your unhappy with the family, gain their trust and gather info?

LOL

[Christopher]

Maybe its a GodFather tactic (aka Luca Brasi): make like your unhappy with the family, gain their trust and gather info?

Mclaren already tried that in 07

[Stormy]

Mclaren already tried that in 07

Nah, they are just Godfather wannabees. Ferrari is the real deal and will know how to pull it off.

[mwk360]

Sassi to join Merc.

well thats depressing

[FerrariF60]

well thats depressing

Yup, it seems like whoever Ferrari is firing, Mercedes is picking them up, just like Aldo Costa
We fried him, Mercedes picked him up and now he built a better car

[jgonzalesm6]

Yup, it seems like whoever Ferrari is firing, Mercedes is picking them up, just like Aldo Costa
We fried him, Mercedes picked him up and now he built a better car

Sassi, Costa and Allison all making the move and going to Mercedes........says something about what's going on internally with Ferrari in the F1 dept. Man, I would give my right kidney to work in the Ferrari F1 dept back in the day but now would Ferrari be appreciative of it.... I would have to think twice about it.

[FerrariF60]

Sassi, Costa and Allison all making the move and going to Mercedes........says something about what's going on internally with Ferrari in the F1 dept. Man, I would give my right kidney to work in the Ferrari F1 dept back in the day but now would Ferrari be appreciative of it.... I would have to think twice about it.

Even to this day I’d give my left Nut to work for Ferrari F1.....and that is no joke

[Stormy]

Sassi, Costa and Allison all making the move and going to Mercedes........says something about what's going on internally with Ferrari in the F1 dept. Man, I would give my right kidney to work in the Ferrari F1 dept back in the day but now would Ferrari be appreciative of it.... I would have to think twice about it.

Thing is we don't know what really goes in the Ferrari team internally. We don't really know what was Sassi and Allison doing and their impact on the team. Everything is kept so secret that we can only speculate. However, i get what you are saying, superficially it looks bad with all this sacking and Merc snatching Ferrari's former top engineers.

[jpalmito]

Thing is we don't know what really goes in the Ferrari team internally. We don't really know what was Sassi and Allison doing and their impact on the team. Everything is kept so secret that we can only speculate. However, i get what you are saying, superficially it looks bad with all this sacking and Merc snatching Ferrari's former top engineers.

You're right, we can only speculate.
If they fired Allison and Sassi they had to have good reasons to do so.
Marchionne's new structure proved to be very efficient last year ending years of
Impunity (tombazis,fry...)when the team failed.
Costa was a big loss because ldm didn't realize Aldo wasn't a technical director but a highly skilled engineer.

[Stormy]

didn't realize Aldo wasn't a technical director but a highly skilled engineer.

Yeah, some people like Ted Kravitz are calling him the king of suspension or something.

[jgonzalesm6]

It seems Arrivabenne is fighting with the hierachy of the organization and trying to make it somewhat flatter. Might as well start somewhere and sometime.

Maurizio Arrivabene says Ferrari must learn to emulate Mercedes' winning mindset

http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/...inning-mindset

and


Allison gives us some insight of Mercedes culture and Ferrari culture.

Interview: How "unusually different" Mercedes has invigorated Allison

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/i...llison-943680/

[XXX132]

Various reports are suggesting MB have recruited Lorenzo Sassi, former Ferrari engine man...

[NasI]

We all know the flourishing Mercedes reasons. It is not because of their engineers but because of their engine. They had the glory to shine at Ferrari and it didn’t happened. Taking Ferrari engineers it is a sign of doubt that they have inside their plans. Now when we are so close and almost would have won they fear the next year. Ferrari is not stupid to fire key people. They have the best drivers and personnel. We just need some extra power and I believe we will have it next year.

[paolo lalli]

Its an italian thing they follow the cash for merc to sign sassi they need more inside info and they merc are prepared to pay they know ferrari will come out swining and sassi will attempt to minimise the blows just like aldo costa did lets see how it goes but what stands is the power of money .

[Ed Harley]

"Mercedes close to breaking 1000 bhp barrier with Formula 1 engine"

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...000bhp-barrier

[jgonzalesm6]

"Mercedes close to breaking 1000 bhp barrier with Formula 1 engine"

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...000bhp-barrier

Well La-dee-FREAKIN-DA!!! IMO, they broke this a long time ago.....like they're going to divulge actual bhp . Ferrari needs to shoot for 1050bhp to 1075+bhp.

[jgonzalesm6]

Sirotkin gets Russian billionare backing.....

[jgonzalesm6]

Ferrari sets February launch date for 2018 F1 car

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f...f1-car-989455/

[Stormy]

Sirotkin gets Russian billionare backing.....

It looks like Williams will have a proper budget next year. Let's just hope they'll have a proper racer in Sirotkin as well.

[Brembo]

It looks like Williams will have a proper budget next year. Let's just hope they'll have a proper racer in Sirotkin as well.

Sirotkin, Stroll, Billions!!! Now that's how you sell a ride! Clair is 2018 F1 - WBC . World business champion.