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[Gilles4Ever]

Dimi PAPADOPOULOS @f1enigma

Leo Turrini : Domenicali has resigned. Mattiacci to take over bit.ly/1ezCXqB

[2014wdc]

Mattiacci ???

 

wtf...

[Ferrari2183]

Yeah, who is Mattiacci?

[Ksharp]

Marco Mattiacci - http://www.wobi.com/...marco-mattiacci

[boldhakka]

Google Translate from Leo's blog:

 

 I understand that the successor is Mr. Mattiacci. Origins of Umbria, in his forties. I met him when he directed the Asia-Pacific division of the Ferrari. Currently he was in command of the Division America. E 'a man highly esteemed in Maranello and even more so in Turin. has no racing experience. If you make it. Worth a thousand wishes. He will need it.

 

No racing experience. 

Edited by boldhakka, 14 April 2014 - 08:31.

[Markn93]

No racing experience?!?!? What are they playing at?

[jonpollak]

Non va bene.
Jp

[Seanspeed]

Sigh.

Fingers crossed for the best.

I await all the expert analysis of how good/bad this move is.

[Yoshi]

Mattiacci must be an interim solution

Edited by Yoshi, 14 April 2014 - 08:33.

[Ferrari2183]

Just had a look at his linkenIn profile...

Sounds like he is a glorified salesman. Could be this is only temporary...

[Slackbladder]

But hey guys...he's Italian. so 'gets' Ferrari..

[Seanspeed]

Google Translate from Leo's blog:
 
 
No racing experience. 

Briatore was just a clothes store owner....

I don't have a great feeling about it either, but its not exactly a doomed decision. And Ferrari cant exactly pull out experienced team principals out their behind, either. People wanted Domenicali's head and now they have it. Lets see how happy all these people are now.

[ensign14]

He doesn't sound very papabile.

[2014wdc]

so we fired Domenicali to get another "Domenicali"...good, very good....unless this is a temporary solution and waiting for Briatore...

[Gilles4Ever]

Looks very much like LdM putting in a scapegoat/puppet/yes man. If he hasn't got someone properly qualified to run a Formula 1 team, even temporarily, he should do like Ron, take the responsibility, step up and do it himself.

[Seanspeed]

so we fired Domenicali to get another "Domenicali"...good, very good....unless this is a temporary solution and waiting for Briatore...

Domenicali had experience running race teams.

This guy does not. And neither did Briatore when he started.

[kimster89]

Ok, Ferrari is officially going into typical italian caos. I feel bad for Kimi and Fernando.

[Jon83]

I can only see things getting worse sadly.

 

I just hope Alonso and Kimi don't get fed up of all the nonsense which comes with this team.

[Diablobb81]

While at some point heads had to roll for the last year let's see if they can find someone better. I doubt a car salesman will be it.

Edited by Diablobb81, 14 April 2014 - 08:45.

[2014wdc]

Domenicali had experience running race teams.

This guy does not. And neither did Briatore when he started.

you are right, but we don't have time to gamble...

 

We need a winning TP and Briatore is a proven one.

 

He did incredible things with Benetton and Renault, not so big budget.

 

I'm curious what he could do with that "MONSTER" budget at Ferrari...

[LuckyStrike1]

you are right, but we don't have time to gamble...

 

We need a winning TP and Briatore is a proven one.

 

He did incredible things with Benetton and Renault, not so big budget.

 

I'm curious what he could do with that "MONSTER" budget at Ferrari...

 

 

Just imagine the amount of cars he can afford to order to crash into walls at GP's !!! 

[Exar Kun]

Ferrari being Italian again?  Not good at all if true.  Maybe Stefano was just too nice.

Edited by Exar Kun, 14 April 2014 - 08:48.

[kimster89]

I think Dom is just too nice guy to be a boss. You have to a BEAST to run a team like ferrari.

[Seanspeed]

you are right, but we don't have time to gamble...
 
We need a winning TP and Briatore is a proven one.
 
He did incredible things with Benetton and Renault, not so big budget.
 
I'm curious what he could do with that "MONSTER" budget at Ferrari...

Who says Briatore was ever an option in the first place?

Its entirely possible there were no 'winning team principals' available.

But people didn't think about that. They just screamed for Domenicali's head with very little thought into what that would mean for the future and his replacement.

Well here you go! Enjoy.

[SophieB]

Looks very much like LdM putting in a scapegoat/puppet/yes man. If he hasn't got someone properly qualified to run a Formula 1 team, even temporarily, he should do like Ron, take the responsibility, step up and do it himself.

 

I would very much like to see that happen over his current practice of dropping in from time to time to make big, noisy, unhelpful interventions and then shoving off again, leaving other people to deal with the fallout.

 

Or maybe people just needed to be given bigger knives and that would have fixed everything.

[Seanspeed]

Ferrari being Italian again?  Not good at all if true.

Domenicali was also Italian.

[kimister]

Why this guy ? 

[kimster89]

I guess Bahrain humilation was too big as it was infront of the Capo LdM himself and heads need to roll this time. Unfortunatelly for Ferrari, shock therapy maybe works in football for a game or two if the manager is suddenlly changed but in f1 new TP doenst make a car faster.

[Ferrari2183]

Why this guy ?

Because he will do LdM's bidding.

[EthanM]

So they replace Stefano with ... Stefano v2, I am sure he will be a thoroughly likable guy like Stefano, will not steal much of LdM's limelight and will take all the blame if things go pear shaped.

[pacificquay]

Great news.

 

Ferrari is at its most likeable when it is chaotic, Italian and has fleeting glimpses of success.

 

The ruthless machine winning-at-all-costs attitude of the early 2000s propelled the Scuderia into the red triangle of evil along with Manchester United and the Labour party.

 

This move is part of redemption for me.

Edited by pacificquay, 14 April 2014 - 08:58.

[MetallurgicalHedonist]

Thousand percent an interim solution.

 

Either Briatore or possible as well a certain gentleman called Ross Brawn will be at the helm..

Edited by MetallurgicalHedonist, 14 April 2014 - 09:00.

[Seanspeed]

Thousand percent an interim solution.
 
Either Briatore or possible as well a certain gentleman called Ross Brawn will be at the helm..

Again, why do people assume these two are even an option?

[InfectedPsy]

I have no idea why this guy was selected, but I'm all for giving chances, I am not fussed on whether he has racing experience, its his management skills that has me concerned, and whether he can fulfill these requirements.

[2014wdc]

Who says Briatore was ever an option in the first place?

Its entirely possible there were no 'winning team principals' available.

But people didn't think about that. They just screamed for Domenicali's head with very little thought into what that would mean for the future and his replacement.

Well here you go! Enjoy.

Men, if Domenicali is fired is because of the last 6 years (including 2008) not for "3 races in 2014"

 

If you are talking for me personally i never asked Domenicali's head...but i understand if Ferrari wants to change.

 

I dont know what are the options (as no one knows, bar big heads at Ferrari), but i said "what we need"

Edited by 2014wdc, 14 April 2014 - 09:02.

[ConsiderAndGo]

No point in getting rid of Domenicali without a permanent replacement ready to take the helm. If this is true then...................LOL!

[tifosiMac]

Sounds like they have got rid of the chief rather than the problem to me. 

[EthanM]

No point in getting rid of Domenicali without a permanent replacement ready to take the helm. If this is true then...................LOL!

 

people with torches and pitchforks demand action, action is taken, alternative exposes LdM and LdM doesn't like being exposed

[boldhakka]

No point in getting rid of Domenicali without a permanent replacement ready to take the helm. 

 

Bingo. 

[bourbon]

3 races into the season.  I wonder what will happen after 6.

[e34]

He doesn't sound very papabile.

 

More papageno than papabile, if you ask me. 

 

One thing is certain: if this guy manages to get this mess around, it will be clear that Domenicali was not up to the task. 

[FredrikB]

I would very much like to see that happen over his current practice of dropping in from time to time to make big, noisy, unhelpful interventions and then shoving off again, leaving other people to deal with the fallout.

 

Ahh, you mean seagull management...

http://modernservant...eagull-manager/

Edited by FredrikB, 14 April 2014 - 09:11.

[santababy]

3 races into the season.  I wonder what will happen after 6.

Maybe Alonso & Raikkonen will not wear red.

[Lights]

I liked Domencicali. But at some point it's time to go if results don't go the right way. It's been lots of years, it's not like in football (thankfully).

[Timstr11]

This new guy has to lead a review of the current technical organisation of the team and also if the level of investment in e.g. the engine department is sufficient.

Is an F1 outsider the right person? I wonder.

[Jon83]

Surely we need to remain calm until an offical announcement is made?

[kosmos]

3 races into the season.  I wonder what will happen after 6.

 

Nothing, the damage is already done.

 

I hope this new TP is temporary and the team announce Briatore or Brawn ASAP.

[SophieB]

Ahh, you mean seagull management...

http://modernservant...eagull-manager/

 

Yes, exactly.

[Nemo1965]

Briatore was just a clothes store owner....
 

 

And he showed it. I have zero respect for Flavio.

 

Another teammanager with no experience in F1 was Eugenio Dragoni.

 

Now there was an utter, utter, utter, utter, utter...

[Nicktendo86]

Man Ferrari and McLaren are the basket cases of F1 now. God I hope both teams get themselves sorted, and quick!