Restructuring at Ferrari begins
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Restructuring at Ferrari begins
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Doesn't look like Todt will sit on the pit wall next year. I'm more interested in the status of Brawn, since Todt is basically just a figurehead.
Ferrari Formula One team boss Jean Todt has been announced as the Italian car manufacturer’s new Chief Executive Officer. The position of General Manager, previously held by Todt, will be taken by Amedeo Felisa.
Both appointments were confirmed on Wednesday following a meeting of the Ferrari S.p.A. Board of Directors in Turin, Italy, under the presidency of Luca di Montezemolo.
Ferrari are expected to make further announcements later this week specific to the future management structure of their Formula One team, in light of Michael Schumacher's retirement.
Both appointments were confirmed on Wednesday following a meeting of the Ferrari S.p.A. Board of Directors in Turin, Italy, under the presidency of Luca di Montezemolo.
Ferrari are expected to make further announcements later this week specific to the future management structure of their Formula One team, in light of Michael Schumacher's retirement.
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How does successfully managing a Formula 1 team translate to successfully managing the road car business? I'm not doubting Todt or questioning this decesion, I just can't see the correlation between the two.
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Originally Posted by F-C
I'm more interested in the status of Brawn, since Todt is basically just a figurehead.
Wait, maybe Todt didn'y play as big a role in F1 as I thought he did.
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Originally Posted by F-C
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Doesn't look like Todt will sit on the pit wall next year. I'm more interested in the status of Brawn, since Todt is basically just a figurehead.
Doesn't look like Todt will sit on the pit wall next year. I'm more interested in the status of Brawn, since Todt is basically just a figurehead.
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Originally Posted by dom
How does successfully managing a Formula 1 team translate to successfully managing the road car business? I'm not doubting Todt or questioning this decesion, I just can't see the correlation between the two.
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Originally Posted by Chief F1 Fan
If di Montezemolo can go from heading banks to running Fiat and Flav can go from the fashion industry to managing director, surely Todt can make such a move.
Luca also ran Italia 90 iirc. Maybe its just my engineer's pov, but most of these "CEO's" and "managers" are merely figureheads, that have very little to do with the actual success of a company or organization. Well connected and overpaid. 
If the company is doing great, they get all the credit and a big bonus. If the company is doing bad, they get all the blame and a big severence check.
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No information on whether or not this is a permanent retirement, or just a year off. Or maybe he is set to join another team?
Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn is to leave the team at the end of the month, it was confirmed on Thursday. Brawn’s position will be taken by Mario Almondo, with Stefano Domenicali taking on the role of Sporting Director. New Ferrari CEO Jean Todt will become interim Managing Director.
According to Ferrari, Brawn has decided to turn his attention to his personal life after devoting the past decade to the Italian team. Also leaving at the start of November is engine director Paulo Martinelli, who is heading to another position within parent company FIAT.
“Ferrari offers its most heartfelt thanks to Ross Brawn and Paolo Martinelli for their immense contribution in the drafting of an extraordinary chapter in the history of the Scuderia and motor sport, which has produced a tally of 11 world titles (six constructors' and five drivers,' all of these with Michael Schumacher) and of around ninety wins in Formula One Grands Prix,” said the team.
Ferrari’s technical department will now be made up of a chassis department, headed up by Aldo Costa, while Gilles Simon will be responsible for the engine department, with both men reporting to Almondo.
According to Ferrari, Brawn has decided to turn his attention to his personal life after devoting the past decade to the Italian team. Also leaving at the start of November is engine director Paulo Martinelli, who is heading to another position within parent company FIAT.
“Ferrari offers its most heartfelt thanks to Ross Brawn and Paolo Martinelli for their immense contribution in the drafting of an extraordinary chapter in the history of the Scuderia and motor sport, which has produced a tally of 11 world titles (six constructors' and five drivers,' all of these with Michael Schumacher) and of around ninety wins in Formula One Grands Prix,” said the team.
Ferrari’s technical department will now be made up of a chassis department, headed up by Aldo Costa, while Gilles Simon will be responsible for the engine department, with both men reporting to Almondo.
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Originally Posted by Chief F1 Fan
Martinelli is the guy I was worried would be leaving as well. We all knew RB was history.
It's all changing! Ferrari is becoming more Italian, as in the pre-Schumcaher years. Remember the good old days, when Ferrari was mid-pack all the time.
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It looks like Brawn won't be back at Ferrari, even after one year.
It's all changing! Ferrari is becoming more Italian, as in the pre-Schumcaher years. Remember the good old days, when Ferrari was mid-pack all the time.
It's all changing! Ferrari is becoming more Italian, as in the pre-Schumcaher years. Remember the good old days, when Ferrari was mid-pack all the time.
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the best engines in the world won't win races in an aerodynamically deficient chassis. Witness BMW engines in Sauber; Ferrari engines in Red Bull; and, Cosworth engines in a Williams.
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That didn't take long
Ferrari want seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher to assist new team boss Jean Todt.
"Michael will be a super assistant to Jean Todt," Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo said at Monza on Sunday.
But Schumacher, who retired after last week's Brazilian Grand Prix, has yet to decide on any future role at the team.
"I can't say anything precise about what I will do - I don't want to define my role inside Ferrari yet," said the 37-year-old German.
"I will take a break in the coming months and then I will be more clear about what I want to do.
"Ferrari have left me free to decide and have given me the time that I need to make up my mind," the German added.
Ferrari are in the process of rebuilding their team following the departures of technical director Ross Brawn and engine supremo Paolo Martinelli.
Finn Kimi Raikkonen has already joined from McLaren as Schumacher's driver replacement.
But Brawn could still be back at Ferrari in 2007 after his time out from the sport and has said he will have talks in the middle of next year with Todt and di Montezemolo.
"I have no intention of joining any other team. But if I do return, it will be with Ferrari." he said.
Di Montezemolo added: "Ross has decided to take a sabbatical but I hope it's not for too long. Ross and Ferrari are not yet finished."
"Michael will be a super assistant to Jean Todt," Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo said at Monza on Sunday.
But Schumacher, who retired after last week's Brazilian Grand Prix, has yet to decide on any future role at the team.
"I can't say anything precise about what I will do - I don't want to define my role inside Ferrari yet," said the 37-year-old German.
"I will take a break in the coming months and then I will be more clear about what I want to do.
"Ferrari have left me free to decide and have given me the time that I need to make up my mind," the German added.
Ferrari are in the process of rebuilding their team following the departures of technical director Ross Brawn and engine supremo Paolo Martinelli.
Finn Kimi Raikkonen has already joined from McLaren as Schumacher's driver replacement.
But Brawn could still be back at Ferrari in 2007 after his time out from the sport and has said he will have talks in the middle of next year with Todt and di Montezemolo.
"I have no intention of joining any other team. But if I do return, it will be with Ferrari." he said.
Di Montezemolo added: "Ross has decided to take a sabbatical but I hope it's not for too long. Ross and Ferrari are not yet finished."
I don't quite get how he is supposed to "assist" Todt. Assist him with what? Getting into those red jumpers?
I suppose it's good news for Ferrari that Brawn will probably stick with them if he ends up returning to F1.
Put MS in the managing director's chair-who else knows better how to strategize a race than him?
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