In the last few weeks three big name people at Ferrari have come out with rather similar comments. "There's too much going on in the cockpit, too many buttons to push, it could have an adverse affect on the drivers performance". These comments have been made by driver Fernando Alonso, president Luca di Montezemolo, and now technical chief Aldo Costa. Three big names all sharing similar concerns. Coincidence?
Last year Montezemolo said that unless things improved by Silverstone, they'd have to turn their attention fully to the 2011 car. However things did start to improve and come years end they were surging towards the World Championship. The last time Ferrari were in a fight for the WDC at the last race, they produced a turkey in the 2009 F60. Are there internal concerns at Ferrari that the same thing has happened again?
The comments coming out are "We HAVE to win", not "We will win, this is the best car". And Ferrari are saying not to take much notice of early testing times, instead to wait until the later test sessions. Not the usual Ferrari confidence, especially with a driver like Fernando Alonso at the cockpit. You'd think that even if they'd produced a moderately competitive car, they'd be confident of a shot at the title. But it doesn't seem that way, so far at least. Ultimately there's little we can do expect to wait for testing sessions and compare times. But the early signs are that Ferrari aren't all that confident about 2011.
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