Ferrari Discusses Next Two Years of Formula 1

In the dead of winter it might be hard to think about Formula 1, but the teams are working especially hard this year because they have to prepare for next season and the rule change in 2014. FerrariFerrariItaly, 1947 > present233 models
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has dedicated two separate teams to create the 2013 and 2014 cars. Its chairman Luca di Montezemolo is also looking even further into Ferrari's future by suggesting that Formula 1 needs younger management.

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Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey has said that the cars will be pushing the limits of the rules next season. 

"We have decided, particularly in light of the unusual demands we will face in 2013, when we will have a completely new project to work on for the future, to have two coordinators.

"Simone Resta, an engineer who has developed his career in Maranello and is very effective, will work on the 2013 car and Fabio Montecchi will deal with the one for the following year," said team principal Stefano Domenicali.

Nikolas Tombazis will lead the design for both cars. 

Ferrari says that the 2013 car will be revealed at the end on January or early February. 

The Future

Di Montezemolo has also been discussing the wider future of Formula 1 and thinks that the sport could use an overhaul of its management in favor of younger leaders with more modern ideas. 

"We need people with a more modern view. It is the same in my company. In a couple of years I will no longer be the person for Ferrari. Someone else will come.

"What I always say to Bernie is that the one-man show in life is finished. You need a team around you. We have to ask these questions in a positive way and look ahead. Sooner or later it will happen to Bernie as to me," said di Montezemolo.

Di Montezemolo also criticized the sport for racing in countries that have no interest in the sport and the price of attending a race. 

"Do you think it good that we race in the middle of nowhere? Without the public, without the fans, the flags, the passion, it is cold. I don't like it.

"With low-fare airlines you can go around the world for less money than a long weekend in Monza. This should not be possible any more," he said. 

Source: Autosport (1,2)