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Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr
Jeff, I have to disagree with you on your 'arrogance' theory, the 7yrs I spent working for the team 'arrogance wasn't and probably still isn't the reason why they are under performing
Out of all the F1 teams I've worked for the guys and girls at Ferrari easily worked the hardest too by a long way
Aerospace is a very different, slow paced and conservative world compared to F1 so please don't presume you know what the problems are at Ferrari. The inside of Ferrari is very different world to what the outside world presumes it to be and I include what people working in other F1 teams think it would be like
You are right they need another Brawn but there are very few of thoe type of technical leaders around
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Thanks for your insight - it's a rare privilege to have someone like you with real, inside knowledge of the dynamics of these teams. I stand corrected.
And, yes, my experiences with the Italians comes 100% through aerospace. In that discipline they, well, lack any whatsoever. Their arrogance in the face of their shoddy performance at all levels was something to behold. I'm glad to hear that does not permeate their F1 team as well. I bet their selection process to attain to that level is a bit more demanding than the engineers I worked with.
So, what did Alonso mean by "too many sad years at Ferrari"? Was it him more than the team? And, as a Sebastian Vettel fan, I do have to say it appears there are problems with the team that are not of his making. Maybe they are... all we get to see is what the sometimes all too sensationalist reporting tells us.