Stefano Domenicali: Ferrari not pleased with show at end of pre-season tests – Formula 1 news
Scuderia Ferrari have expressed after admitting that they are not pleased with the performance of the new car F2012 at the end of all the pre-season tests as compared to the goals which were being set by the team.
Stefano Domenicali, the team principal of Ferrari while addressing to the staff members of the team, said that they were facing some difficulties in creating a firm understanding about the new car because of which they could not feel happy at that point
in time but they must not forget that the championship was yet to start.
“This is just the starting point and we have a very long season ahead of us. We know that there are some areas where we have to work a lot, regarding reliability and performance, but I’m expecting some great responses from you all and the wish to show who
we are,” said Domenicali.
Ferrari had been struggling with the aerodynamics of the new car during the pre-season tests and the technical director of the team, Pat Fry expressed the disappointment at the end of the last day of the final test at Barcelona that they were not in a position
to fight for the podium in the first few races.
Moreover, the team drivers were also restricted to speak to the press for stopping any negative comments going out about the team’s performance during the pre-season tests.
However, Fernando Alonso broke the silence imposition and said that they would definitely make the necessary improvements before the season-opener at Melbourne, Australia.
Moreover, the Spaniard said that there had been an immense pressure on the team from the media after the issues faced by the front-runner, Red Bull Racing during the last day of the final test were hardly brought into the discussion.
“For example yesterday Red Bull, considered by many to be the front-runner, had only a few laps and the last time on the sheet: if something similar had happened to us, h**l would have broken loose, but here nobody really noticed it,” said Alonso.
Moreover, he said that least could be brought into reality from the performance results of the teams during the tests after he provided the reminder of two years ago, when they came fifth after the pre-season test and just after two weeks they made an impressive
one-two win at Bahrain Grand Prix.
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