Montezemolo: A team victory

There is not a moment’s respite for Scuderia Ferrari and Sunday’s Singapore win is already past history. Nevertheless, when the whole team returned to base this morning, everyone was pleased to see a fourth yellow flag, with a black Prancing Horse, flying from the roof of the entrance to the Gestione Sportiva.

Equally pleasing were the words of President Luca di Montezemolo, when he attended another tradition, the victory buffet, where the entire Scuderia personnel gathered in the Nuova Logistica pavilion. “These wins are down to the work of the team and have not just dropped out of the sky through luck. Everyone, from the people on the pit wall, to the pit stop crew, those in the garage, the people here in the factory and the drivers out on track, have all made a positive contribution. I am proud to be your President and I am pleased for Stefano Domenicali and all his people who never gave up when things seemed very difficult. This is the team I want: made up of people who go about their work quietly, who do not get downhearted when facing difficulties and who keep their feet firmly on the ground when things go well again.”

Domenicali also thanked the men and women of the GeS for everything they had done during the Singapore Grand Prix. “We are on the right road, but the difficult part is still ahead of us,” said the Scuderia Team Principal. “Having been confronted with making up as big a gap as the one we faced just over two months ago, the effort becomes even more arduous as one gets closer to our goal and when every point seems as heavy as a rock. Striving for total reliability, improving performance, sticking to our working practices, concentrating at all times and, above all, keeping calm: that is the recipe we must stick to in the coming decisive weeks. Let’s enjoy just a moment longer the happiness of winning in Singapore but then, we must immediately start thinking about the Land of the Rising Sun…”