Alfa Romeo as Ferrari's second team?

Alfa Romeo could she one day come back F1 ? Sergio Marchionne, the president of Ferrari, once again mentioned a possible future for the Italian brand in the premier single-seater discipline during the press conference held at the start of the week.

“Bringing Alfa Romeo back into F1 is one of my goals, recognized the Italian businessman. We need to study how many new Alfa Romeo models we could sell and what work could be done with Ferrari. It would be something similar to Toro Rosso with Red Bull."

Alfa Romeo competed in 100 Grands Prix between 1950 and 1985. Its best result was a 6th place in the Manufacturers' Championship obtained in 1983.

Sergio Marchionne also took advantage of this press conference to respond to speculation surrounding the future of Paddy Lowe, current technical director of Mercedes F1 which would be leaving. British engineer likely to join Williams following the withdrawal of Pat Symonds.

“Paddy Lowe has come forward, but our current situation suits us, explained Sergio Marchionne. I don't think one person can change things, it's a group that we need. Mattia (Binotto, the current technical director of Scuderia Ferrari) is doing a very good job, particularly in bringing together the various sectors. »

Luca di Montezemolo's successor at Ferrari also spoke about the desire of Liberty Media, the new buyer of F1, to limit costs in order to reduce performance gaps within the field.

“The interventions made so far, from limiting costs for the supply of Power Units to reducing wind tunnel hours, have been completely ineffective. The reality is that F1 is a very expensive sport. There are factory stables such as Renault and Mercedes which can invest massively in the development, recalled Sergio Marchionne. I agree with the objective of reducing costs, but it largely depends on us and how we adapt to these demands. But I don't believe that spending restraint will work. »