Ferrari: “We must never accept defeat”

“The fastest car possible. » This is what Stefano Domenicali wishes to offer Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, its two pilots, while the Formula 1 resumes its rights this weekend with the Belgian Grand Prix. For this back to school, the boss of the Team Ferrari wanted to remind you that the season is still long and that everything remains possible. “There’s still everything to play for and we’ve been through this before, as recently as last year”, declared Domenicali in front of his troops in Maranello, whose words were reported by the official website of the Italian team. “Nine races means a total of 225 driver points are available, and, rest assured, the goals we set ourselves at the start of the season are still fully achievable. »

After a convincing start to the year, marked by victories in China and Spain, Fernando Alonso had a bad month in July " without ", with a 4th place in Germany and a 5th in Hungary. Ferrari having been unable to keep pace with rival teams, Red Bull on your mind. So much so that the double Spanish world champion is currently 3rd in the Drivers ranking, 39 points behind the leader Sebastian Vettel, and 1 point behind Kimi Räikkönen, who returned to second after the Budapest race. “It’s true that we crossed a difficult time, especially in July but now it is time to react in the Ferrari way, which people know well”, added the Italian leader, who prefers to point out the importance of improving the F138 than to comment on the rumors surrounding the future of Ferrari drivers for 2014. " We are talking much of the future outside of society, but we must only focus on the present, on the fight for the championship. »

“Our task is very simple, namely: to give Fernando and Felipe the fastest car possible. Now their contribution will be more essential than ever, continued Domenicali. What matters is giving them the best chance possible to finish ahead of everyone, and to be successful, each of us must do our job to the best of our ability at every level. » As for the determination of the Italian team, the big boss of the Reds showed himself to be intractable: “I don't want to see any of you not believe in our response: each of you must be the linkn of a positive chain which must lead the teams which is a key moment of the season. We are Ferrari and history teaches us that we must never accept defeat”, concluded Stefano Domenicali.