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You’d think that with former Ferrari principal Jean Todt running the FIA, the relationship between the motorsport governing body and the team he once called home would be a solid one. But his former boss expects more from the organization that overseas Formula One.
In a recent interview (excerpts from which you can read below), Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo pointed to some perceived inconsistencies in rulings made by FIA officials this season and called for “strong changes.” Among those controversies was a drive-through penalty handed to Felipe Massa at the season-closing Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend, his last for the Scuderia. Massa was reprimanded for cutting across the white line that marks the exit from the pit lane, the penalty for which dropped him from fourth place in the race to seventh, and cost Ferrari its second place in the final standings for the constructors’ championship - and with it a good $10 million in prize money. Montezemolo characterized the penalty as “disproportionate and unjust”.
The Ferrari chief also pointed to penalties handed to Mercedes as either too harsh or not harsh enough, calling for greater consistency in FIA rulings and implying that more permanent race stewards be appointed instead of alternating race to race.
As for his own team, Montezemolo is looking forward to Kimi Raikkonen’s return and hopes his team can give both him and Fernando Alonso - who has finished second to Sebastian Vettel three out of the past four seasons - a better car that can beat the Red Bull next season.Continue reading Ferrari boss Montezemolo expects big changes from FIA
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