Di Montezemolo: F1 drivers drive like taxi drivers
Luca di Montezemolo discusses the lack of class in today's Formula 1 in the columns of the German press. According to him, it needs to be made attractive.
The president of Ferrari regrets the lack of charm that has disappeared from the current F1 paddock. According to him, Formula 1 needs to be reformed as quickly as possible, and he is calling on Bernie Ecclestone, as he stated in an interview in the magazine Focus: « F1 has no charm anymore. We have to do something urgently. The rules have become very complicated, and the drivers drive like taxi drivers. »
The head of the Italian firm revealed during this interview that a month ago he wrote to the F1 boss requesting an urgent meeting: « If he holds his meeting, I will go. I see it as my duty. Some things cannot continue as they are now. For example, instead of being fast as in the past, there is a focus on saving fuel and tires. There are fewer and fewer spectators in front of their televisions or in the stands. »
This statement from the head of the Scuderia is reminiscent of the one that took place on the eve of the Bahrain Grand Prix, which turned out to be an eventful race, notably marked by the head-to-head battle between the two Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
According to Luca di Montezemolo, he believes that each team has the right to decide how much fuel and how many tires are necessary. As a reminder, /f1/actualite/17264-spectacle-en-f1-reunion-durgence-entre-ecclestone-todt-et-di-montezemolo.html signifies a technological change in F1 with the introduction of turbo engines. In the drivers’ standings, Fernando Alonso is in 4th place with 87 points, while his Finnish teammate Kimi Räikkönen is in 12th position with only 19 points. In the constructors’ standings, Scuderia Ferrari is in 3rd place with 106 points, under pressure from Williams, which has 103 points.
