Kimi Räikkönen: “Arrivabene is perfect for this role. »

After the departure of Luca Di Montezemolo a few weeks ago, it was the Team Principal of the Team Ferrari Marco Mattiacci who was landed by Sergio Marchionne, new boss of the Italian firm. Mattiacci will be replaced by Maurizio Arrivebene, former Marlboro historic sponsor of the trans teamalpine, after only seven months of presence. A beneficial arrival for Maranello according to Kimi Räikkönen.

“I have known Maurizio Arrivabene for a long time, and I believe he is an extremely competent person and perfect for the role of team manager, confesses Iceman on the official Ferrari website. Maurizio knows Ferrari and the business of Formula 1 for a long time and I believe he has the ability to motivate and push the team to get back to the level where it deserves to be. Everyone, in all fields of activity, has to put in hard work to prepare the new car. »

The Finn will team up with the German Sebastian Vettel in 2015, the quadruple world champion having made a remarkable appearance during the two days of end-of-season testing in Abu Dhabi in the Ferrari stand, while his contract with Red Bull is theoretically not yet finished.