Ferrari’s management revolution will have no impact on the driver lineup, new president Sergio Marchionne insists.
With Stefano Domenicali, Luca Marmorini and now long-time president Luca di Montezemolo all falling victim to the fabled team’s poor performance in 2014, it has been suggested the turmoil at Ferrari might also affect the drivers.
Fernando Alonso has been linked with a big-money move to McLaren-Honda, and the period of upheaval – coinciding with the shock death of his sponsor Santander – may now be the final straw for the increasingly impatient Spaniard.
“(Marco) Mattiacci has to find a way to convince Fernando Alonso to stay,” said former F1 driver turned BBC pundit Allan McNish.