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[Gilles4Ever]

Dimi PAPADOPOULOS @f1enigma

A story from @AlbertFabrega is telling that Ferraris Sporting Director Massimo Rivola has been released ...

[Ferrari2183]

 

Dimi PAPADOPOULOS @f1enigma

A story from @AlbertFabrega is telling that Ferraris Sporting Director Massimo Rivola has been released ...

 

Why do I have the feeling that, if true, Jock Clear will take up this position or something similar.

[Yoshi]

Why do I have the feeling that, if true, Jock Clear will take up this position or something similar.

 

Got the same feeling, when I read that tweet.

[Gilles4Ever]

Lorenzo De Luca @LorenzoDL83

#Rivola dismissed . Suspended two other members of the team, logistics manager and the chef.

 

http://www.repubblic...tivo-113750297/

F1, chaos in Ferrari dismissed sporting director

On the eve of one of the biggest races of the season sporting director, a man close to Sebastian Vettel, Massimiliano Rivola was removed from his duties. They were suspended two other members of the team, the logistics manager and the cook.

[Richard T]

Whats going on?

 

Lorenzo De Luca ‏@LorenzoDL83  36s

37 seconds ago

Lorenzo De Luca retweeted marco mensurati

#Rivola dismissed . Suspended two other members of the team, logistics manager and the chef.

 

Edit: Gilles4Ever beat me to it

Edited by Richard T, 07 May 2015 - 08:57.

[Ducks]

Shenanigans...

[kimster89]

I think it must have been some sort of scandal in the team. This sudden dissmisal is weird.

[ConsiderAndGo]

The cook?! lol

[tmekt]

Too many cooks in the kitchen?

[f1rules]

the pasta was not cooked al dente

[f1rules]

and the logistics manager brought the wrong type of pasta

[Richard T]

the pasta was not cooked al dente

 

 

and the logistics manager brought the wrong type of pasta

 

 

 

>Insert Ravioli joke here<

Edited by Richard T, 07 May 2015 - 09:16.

[MastaKink]

The cook was pro Alonso and had styled his cooking around the dark and gloomy Spaniards taste buds.  Alas he didn't know how sensitive Kimi's taste buds were. Arrivabenne, knowing how similar Kimi and Seb's palate is, pointed at the Menu and demanded the necessary changes be made.

 

I think.

[lbennie]

nothing like a good bit of thursday drama after a 3 week break 

[Jvr]

Perhaps the cook did still paella instead of proper Eisbein!

[Graveltrappen]

Lots of ridiculous suggestions in this thread, on what is a very serious matter indeed.

The chef has not been suspended but has been placed on leave, after he was found sobbing in the corner of the Ferrari motorhome rocking back and forth, totally inconsolable because nobody has asked him when his Dolmio Day is since Alonso departed the team.

[SophieB]

I like to think all the F1 press editors are reacting like J Jonah Jameson to this one, barking out orders to get every last detail on this story. 

 

edited to add: presuming it's accurate, of course.

[Jvr]

The La Repubblica story suggests personal problems for the suspension of Rivola rather than "sporting reasons".

[kosmos]

The La Repubblica story suggests personal problems for the suspension of Rivola rather than "sporting reasons".

 

 

Maybe because he is a friend of Alonso

[Otaku]

The cook was pro Alonso and had styled his cooking around the dark and gloomy Spaniards taste buds.  Alas he didn't know how sensitive Kimi's taste buds were. Arrivabenne, knowing how similar Kimi and Seb's palate is, pointed at the Menu and demanded the necessary changes be made.

 

I think.

 

Predatory grey?

[SophieB]

Maybe because he is a friend of Alonso

 

When I heard he'd left the team, I did wonder if it was ahead of a move to McLaren but the timing seemed weird. Guess not! I suppose the truth will come out in due course, along with a few updates that ultimately turn out to be wrong/misleading.

 

The chef bit is definitely intriguing, but I hope this isn't one of those funny sounding stories that turn out to be a bit grim and depressing when the full facts are known.

[Jvr]

Maybe because he is a friend of Alonso

I hope you are not suggesting there was Spygate II in the works...

[brr]

McLaren will soon be fined 100 million dollars for stealing Ferrari recipes.

[Jvr]

McLaren will soon be fined 100 million dollars for stealing Ferrari recipes.

But there will be no Constuctor Championship points to be taken away this time...

[taziosenna881]

The front end on the pasta was not good enough for Kimi I guess. Weird. I imagine Rivola might go to McLaren and maybe the chef as well. Could it be an attempt to destabilize the team by McLaren? 

[SealTheDiffuser]

has probably to do with casual fun and/or health problems.

Edited by SealTheDiffuser, 07 May 2015 - 10:43.

[wift]

The front end on the pasta was not good enough for Kimi I guess. Weird. I imagine Rivola might go to McLaren and maybe the chef as well. Could it be an attempt to destabilize the team by McLaren? 

Actually, Kimi's problem has always been getting heat in the pasta. Maybe the cook served it cold...

Edited by wift, 07 May 2015 - 10:06.

[Maustinsj]

Maybe it's because they couldn't get pasta Mercedes...

 

 

 

Badum tsss.

[sopa]

Well.

 

On the outside Arrivabene may look like a pleasant guy, but behind the scenes he is a tough character and leaves no stones unturned to really revitalize the team, even if it means restructuring the kitchen department. Apparently Ferrari has finally reached the REAL problem, why they have been winning no titles ever since 2009. The food wasn't good enough. Pity for Alonso he left a bit early to taste the fruits of that revolution...

 

After lunch-time the whole team used to feel a bit sick and not do their work properly. However, the managers could never really pinpoint the problem and considered the workforce just to be lazy, so were sacking left and right, finding the wrong scapegoats.

[f1rules]

But there will be no Constuctor Championship points to be taken away this time...

 

ouch that hurt lol ahahahaha

[KOMORI]

The plot thickens?

[Maustinsj]

The plot thickens?

 

But not the sauce? Maybe that's why the chef was fired?

 

 

 

I can go on like this all day...

Edited by Maustinsj, 07 May 2015 - 10:19.

[apoka]

The plot thickens?

 

The plot chickens?

 

 

Edited by apoka, 07 May 2015 - 10:24.

[KOMORI]

Hahah

[Maustinsj]

The plot chickens?

 

Don't start with that again 

[sopa]

It is not being reported yet, but as part of restructuring phase #2 next on Arrivabene's target list is the cleaning department. Apparantely Arrivabene is not happy there is too much dust hanging in the air around garages and offices, seriously hindering efficient working process of the team.

[ViMaMo]

They found Alonso's hair in the pasta?

[MastaKink]

Don't start with that again 

 

Yes, please don't. It's a recipe for disaster.

 

[milestone 11]

Sounds as though someone is about to be fed poodle.

[YoungGun]

It is not being reported yet, but as part of restructuring phase #2 next on Arrivabene's target list is the cleaning department. Apparantely Arrivabene is not happy there is too much dust hanging in the air around garages and offices, seriously hindering efficient working process of the team.

 

Arrivabene won the bet ... picking Juve over Real Madrid ...

[sopa]

I hope you are not suggesting there was Spygate II in the works...

 

Nobody could suspect the cook! But... The cook has not yet betrayed that the waiter was part of the conspiracy. While the cook has been caught, the waiter is gone with documents...

[kosmos]

I hope you are not suggesting there was Spygate II in the works...

 

 

Who knows, those Italians make tasty pasta, I beat McLaren want the recipe. I hope this time they use more modern ways to share the data.

[Ducks]

Various sources claiming Sebastian was served cucumber by the chief.

 

And we all know how much Seb hates them cucumbers.

[kimster89]

Perhaps Maurizio thought that people that are still more loyal to fernando than Sebastian need to leave.

[jcbc3]

To break up tha banter a bit.

It sounds to me like someone has been overbilling or accepted kick backs.

[ViMaMo]

Arrivabene is leaving no stone unturned. He is really weeding it out. Guess whose turn is it next?

[Buttoneer]

I hope the tea lady is OK. Schumacher always had good things to say about her.

[kosmos]

Perhaps Maurizio thought that people that are still more loyal to fernando than Sebastian need to leave.

 

 

He better check on with his wife too, I believe he had a good relationship with Alonso too

[sopa]

I hope the tea lady is OK. Schumacher always had good things to say about her.

 

Well, maybe she was replaced when the whole Team Schumacher was gone. But Schumacher always gave a special recommendation about her to his friend Vettel, and when Seb arrived at Maranello, she was re-hired.

[tmekt]

Nobody could suspect the cook! But... The cook has not yet betrayed that the waiter was part of the conspiracy. While the cook has been caught, the waiter is gone with documents...

 

I've got a source telling me some sort of suspicious white powder was found in Maurizio's pasta carbonara and also on the chef's trousers