(© Ben Johnston 2015)
Former Formula One driver turned BBC F1 commentator David
Coulthard believes that Scuderia Ferrari’s turn around this can be put down to
the leader of new Team Principal Maurizio Arrivabene.
Arrivabene replaced interim Team Principal Marco Mattiacci
on November 24 2014 and immediately begin making changes with the Maranello
based outfit. In the first four flyaway Grand Prix of the season the team have
scored four podium finishes including a win for Sebastian Vettel at the
Malaysia Grand Prix last month.
Coulthard believes that Ferrari’s renewed success is not
necessarily just as a result of Fernando Alonso leaving and Sebastian Vettel
joining the team. The Scot was very critical of Marco Mattiacci as the he feels
the Italian didn’t get anything right from the moment he arrived at the team.
The Italian joined the Scuderia from Ferrari North America where he was Chief
Executive of the Italian marques most successful region.
This did not mean however that he would be to transfer this
success to the Formula One operation and sure enough this is something that he
was unable to do.
Scuderia Ferrari are currently in second place
in the championship on 107 points, 52 behind leaders the Mercedes AMG PETRONAS
F1 Team and Coulthard believes that because of this Arrivabene is getting it
right.
© Ben Johnston 2015
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