Jolle wrote: ↑20 Jul 2020, 15:37
Manfer wrote: ↑20 Jul 2020, 14:53
Ferrari needs someone like Toto or Horner as their TP. Someone who is willing to bitch and moan 24*7 till they get what they want. As we all know, squeaky wheel gets the grease.
I guess, if this is the mentality, it's pretty obvious that Ferrari is failing. While having not only a veto right on rules and a direct line to the FIA and Liberty, they get paid more then any other team for just showing up.
Ferrari needs a good look in the mirror and nog bitch and moan about why other are doing a better job. This is a downfall of their own making. again.
Not taking anything away from Toto, but he is a master manipulator, the best on the grid today. The advantage that they got from 2014-2017 was due to his planning. Mercedes had such a strong head start going into the hybrid formula, that everyone has been playing catch up since day one. And while the competition was looking to fix the engine and build cars around their weak engines, Mercedes went full force into developing arguably the best windtunnel-CFD system, all the while relying on their strong engine to keep them ahead.
Now that they have the strongest simulation tools out there, they will master any new regulation changes between now and forever. To their credit, they don't seem to be resting on their laurels as Ferrari often do.
Anytime they sense weakness in their team, Toto and Co orchestrate a BS problem that the FIA is forced to look into, all the while fixing the above said weakness.
This is what Ferrari needs. They need a smart conman. Someone who can get Ferrari's technical team time to catch up or push the competition behind. Ferrari seems to have lost this opportunity for this regulation change.
I believe they will need to go through a tough transformation period, similar to Mclaren, while the team catches up.
They need to steady during this time. Binotto needs support from Camelleri and Elkann. They need better PR people, who can handle the media. All this pressure inevitably trickles down to the team.