Sergio Marchionne congratulates Scuderia Ferrari

Sergio Marchionne recalled the ambitions of Ferrari during the Finali Mondiali in Daytona (Florida) last December. “We have to focus on ourselves, because when your name is Ferrari the expectations are very high. » underlined the president of the Maranello brand. His troops were indeed present this Sunday for the first Grand Prix of the year 2017.

With the victory of Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Ferrari ended a long drought of 27 races without success in F1, and demonstrated that it will undoubtedly be necessary to reckon with it in the face of Mercedes in this year of upheaval in technical regulations.

Sergio Marchionne was keen to congratulate the Prancing Horse team in a message broadcast a few moments after the finish of the Australian event. " It was time. I am happy for the team and our fans who never give up on us, explains Marchionne.

It was a year and a half before this victory, and it was a pleasure to hear the Italian anthem again. Sebastian had a great race, and I'm sure Kimi will be there soon to fight with his teammate.

Of course, it is a success that must be shared with the whole team, both on the track and in Maranello, because teamwork is the only way to achieve important goals... But now the The most important thing is to remember that it is not an end goal, but only the first step in a long journey where we will have to concentrate on improving ourselves every day.”

Sergio Marchionne did not fail to send a word to Antonio Giovinazzi, third driver of Scuderia Ferrari, who saw the finish of the race for his first Grand Prix with Sauber.

Find the full report and analysis of the Australian Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents in Melbourne, in issue 2107 of AUTOhebdo, available from tomorrow evening in digital version, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.