Ross Brawn: “Clearly we don’t want to lose Ferrari”

On the occasion of the end of year dinner at Maranello, Sergio Marchionne, President of Ferrari and FIAT-Chrysler, did not fail to reiterate the threat of a departure from Scuderia Ferrari from F1, if his vision of the future of the discipline was not heard by Liberty Media.

« Making identical cars and simple, cheap engines is in Nascar, we do not care. The real problem is that there is no overtaking and we need more exciting races. If you want to know, the current rules, I would throw them all out. » then specified the manager of Maranello.

A position heard by the new owner of the discipline, and in particular by Ross Brawn, Motor Sports director of the American entity. But the former technical director of the Italian team also indicates that Ferrari must work with Liberty Media to reach a compromise.

“I don’t think it (the threat) is that explicit, Brawn believes. There are crucial points for Ferrari that are linked to what it describes as its DNA, and I can understand its questions. I know Ferrari from the inside, I know what is important for it.

There are things we need to change to achieve the goals, and Ferrari must understand that it is also in its interest. She approved the goals, but disagreed on how to achieve them.

We will work together and see what his solutions are. Clearly we don't want to lose Ferrari, but we cannot afford to end up with bastard solutions. »

The future 2021 technical regulations had been outlined during the year by the FIA, with in terms of the Power Unit, the retention of a V6 turbo / hybrid block, but only integrating a single energy recovery system (MGU-K).

Control of the size of the turbo and the internal design of the engine are also part of the wishes displayed by the FIA ​​and Liberty Media.