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The Italian press unloaded on the famous Scuderia Ferrari in the wake of the very disappointing Chinese grand prix. And Niki Lauda explained why.
Not since 1981 has the Prancing Horse kicked off such a bad start to a championship, leading the national La Repubblica newspaper to muse that after three point-less races, "disastro" is too moderate a description.
It is impossible in this moment not to recall Ferrari's often-calamitous past, before the efficient and dispassionate German, French and British influences of Michael Schumacher, Jean Todt and Ross Brawn respectively oversaw the highly successful era of the early 2000s.
"In those days," said Niki Lauda, who drove for Ferrari in the 1970s, "Ross, because he is English, was the ideal bridge between the Italians, with their spaghetti culture, and Schumacher, with his German efficiency.
"Now the Italians are running it all. Does it work? It could be chaos. That's the problem," Lauda is quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.
(Photo shows Jean Todt in discussion with Ferrari's special adviser Niki Lauda back in 1993)
photo:WRI2
The Italian press unloaded on the famous Scuderia Ferrari in the wake of the very disappointing Chinese grand prix. And Niki Lauda explained why.
Not since 1981 has the Prancing Horse kicked off such a bad start to a championship, leading the national La Repubblica newspaper to muse that after three point-less races, "disastro" is too moderate a description.
It is impossible in this moment not to recall Ferrari's often-calamitous past, before the efficient and dispassionate German, French and British influences of Michael Schumacher, Jean Todt and Ross Brawn respectively oversaw the highly successful era of the early 2000s.
"In those days," said Niki Lauda, who drove for Ferrari in the 1970s, "Ross, because he is English, was the ideal bridge between the Italians, with their spaghetti culture, and Schumacher, with his German efficiency.
"Now the Italians are running it all. Does it work? It could be chaos. That's the problem," Lauda is quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.
(Photo shows Jean Todt in discussion with Ferrari's special adviser Niki Lauda back in 1993)
photo:WRI2