Ecclestone “doesn’t envy” Maurizio Arrivabene

La Team Ferrari continues to suffer in 2016 and must impatiently await the implementation of the new regulations next year in the hope that this will redistribute the cards. The Prancing Horse has not won since the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel, while his last podium dates back to this year at Monza after the penalty inflicted on the quadruple world champion last weekend in Mexico.

Bernie Ecclestone regrets seeing a team as emblematic as Scuderia Ferrari fail to return to success.

“I hope Ferrari will manage to win races, confided the director of the FOM on the official F1 website. Maurizio (Arrivabene, Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal) desperately needs support like that enjoyed Mercedes For example. They would win races if he had help like that, that's for sure. I am also convinced that we will see a different Ferrari next year. »

The situation is worrying for Maranello since management has made major changes by placing new people in key positions in recent years without obtaining the hoped-for results.

“It was a bit risky for Jean Todt to take the job at Maranello, remembered Bernie Ecclestone. The team was 100% Italian and they were a little worried about welcoming a foreigner. But I told them that they would certainly find Sicilian origins in Jean when they started winning titles. We find ourselves again with a 100% Italian team which is managed as such. So I don't envy Maurizio's position and his work. »

Scuderia Ferrari is in third place in the Championship, 52 points behind Red Bull Racing two events from the end of the season.