Discussion
Discussion on Ferrari's fortunes of late have tended to be within other threads and I thought it worth exploring in its own right. To take stock...
It's last world champion was Kimi. It had four years of domination with Schummacher. Before that, you have to go back a quarter of a century to find a driver's championship (Scheckter).
Ferrari is the only team to have a seat at the F1 management table and a veto on regulations. It has all the money it needs and more if it wants any and it's very own test track at its factory. And throughout its history it's had the best - or amongst the best - drivers.
What's missing?
It's last world champion was Kimi. It had four years of domination with Schummacher. Before that, you have to go back a quarter of a century to find a driver's championship (Scheckter).
Ferrari is the only team to have a seat at the F1 management table and a veto on regulations. It has all the money it needs and more if it wants any and it's very own test track at its factory. And throughout its history it's had the best - or amongst the best - drivers.
What's missing?
Location is I think a bigger factor than it may appear.
There's a reason similar businesses cluster. Ease of supply chain, ease of tech transfer and of course the readily available pool of talent. Toyota's decision to locate their F1 team in Cologne was cited as one of the principal reasons for their failure.
Wasn't it John Barnard who set up a Ferrari design office in Guildford?
There's a reason similar businesses cluster. Ease of supply chain, ease of tech transfer and of course the readily available pool of talent. Toyota's decision to locate their F1 team in Cologne was cited as one of the principal reasons for their failure.
Wasn't it John Barnard who set up a Ferrari design office in Guildford?
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