Scuderia Fans

  • News
  • Current Drivers
    • Charles Leclerc
    • Lewis Hamilton
  • Races
    • 2025 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix
    • 2025 F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
    • 2025 F1 Miami Grand Prix
    • 2025 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
    • 2025 F1 Monaco Grand Prix
    • 2025 F1 Spanish Grand Prix
    • 2025 F1 Canadian Grand Prix
  • Ferrari Champions
    • Michael Schumacher
    • Kimi Raikkonen
    • Niki Lauda
    • Jody Scheckter
    • John Surtees
    • Phil Hill
    • Mike Hawthorn
    • Juan-Manuel Fangio
    • Alberto Ascari
  • Former Ferrari drivers
    • Sebastian Vettel
    • Felipe Massa
    • Fernando Alonso
    • Gilles Villeneuve
    • Jean Alesi
    • Alain Prost
    • Nigel Mansell
    • Gerhard Berger
    • Mario Andretti
    • Rubens Barrichello
    • Michele Alboreto
    • Patrick Tambay
    • Eddie Irvine
    • Rene Arnoux
    • Didier Pironi
    • Jacky Ickx
    • Carlos Reutemann
    • Clay Regazzoni
    • Stefan Johansson
    • Arturo Merzario
    • Giancarlo Fisichella
    • Carlos Sainz
  • Memorable moments
  • F1 Travel Guides
    • 2024 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix Tickets
    • 2024 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Tickets
    • 2024 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Tickets
  • F1 TICKETS
  • Advertise
  • Shop now!
  • Home
  • Formula 1 Schedule & Results
  • Formula 1 Driver Standings
  • Formula 1 Constructor Standings
  • Contact us
Home » Ferrari reacts to proposed Formula One changes

Ferrari reacts to proposed Formula One changes. Ferrari does not agree with many of the proposed changes.

Scuderia Ferrari has threatened to end its long and storied association with Formula One if the team does not like the direction the sport takes under new US-based owners Liberty International.

Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne told a conference call with analysts on Thursday that the team would consider quitting F1 from 2020 if changes proposed by Liberty Media, including for a new engine design, were implemented.

“[Formula One] has been part of our DNA since the day we were born,”Marchionne said, Reuters reported.“But if we change the sandbox to the point where it becomes an unrecognizable sandbox, I don’t want to play anymore.”

Sergio Marchionne was referring to proposed changes released by governing body the FIA and the F1 Group – which is owned by Liberty Media – in Paris on Tuesday. The company is aiming to level the playing field and rebalance revenues, including through the use of cheaper and simpler engines, after the current agreement with teams ends in 2020.

The Liberty Media group completed an $8 billion takeover of F1 in January, leading to the exit of chief executive Bernie Ecclestone, who had run the sport for 40 years.

Ferrari is synonymous with F1, and is the only team to have been an ever-present in the sport since the first world championship season in 1950. The ‘Prancing Horse’ has claimed a record 228 race wins, 16 constructors’ championships and 15 drivers’ titles.

When asked about how he would feel if he were to be the person to lead the company out of F1, bringing to an end such a long and successful association, Marchionne answered: “Like a million bucks because I’ll be working on an alternative strategy to try and replace it. More rational one, too.”

Show your support for Scuderia Ferrari with official merchandise collection! Click here to enter the F1 online Store and shop securely! And also get your F1 tickets for every race with VIP hospitality and unparalleled insider access. Click here for the best offers to support Charles and Lewis from the track!

He added that he believed Liberty Media had “good intentions” for the sport, and said he supported reducing running costs for teams – although at the moment it seemed Ferrari and Liberty are “somewhat at odds” over the direction the sport takes.

“I think you need to be absolutely clear that unless we find a set of circumstances, the results of which are beneficial to the maintenance of the brand in the marketplace and to the strengthening of the unique position for Ferrari, Ferrari will not play,” he said.

The sport’s Strategy Group is set to meet again next Tuesday to discuss other potential changes, and Marchionne said he would go to the meeting “with the best of intentions.”

“I am attending those meetings on strategy because it’s important, because it matters a lot to this business. The financial implications of the wrong choice for the moment going forward are pretty significant to Ferrari.”

Fellow F1 teams Mercedes and Renault have also publicly voiced concerns over the proposed engine changes, which they say would involve significant costs for the sport’s engine manufacturers.

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said he had “strong scepticism” about the proposals, while Renault Sport F1 chief Cyril Abiteboul said it was “a starting point for discussions,” but that changes could be made within “the current engine architecture anyway.”

Nov 3, 2017Scuderia Fans

Buy official Ferrari F1 products!

Let other Scuderia Fans know about us
fb-share-icon
Tweet
Pin Share
Technical analysis: Ferrari's late season diffuser tweaksSebastian Vettel to skip the 2017 Race of Champions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Scuderia Fans
7 years ago NewsScuderia Ferrari195
Gear up with Ferrari merchandise!
#KeepFightingMichael

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F1

2025 Formula 1 calendar

2025 Formula 1 calendar

Latest articles

  • Tifosi delivered a powerful message to Lewis Hamilton with their Imola crowd reaction to his P4
  • Lewis Hamilton shares the Imola experience that evoked Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari glory
  • Max Verstappen forced Ferrari to regret their approach to Lewis Hamilton following Imola performance
  • Lewis Hamilton concerned about major flaw in F1’s 2026 regulations after Ferrari data review
  • Charles Leclerc’s hidden Ferrari radio message in Emilia Romagna reveals deep respect for Lewis Hamilton
<
Partners
GP-News - latest F1 news updates

kasyno internetowe

The most accurate sports predictions and latest news available on TipsGG

1Win

live dealer casinos not blocked by GamStop

NonGamStopBets bookmakers

>best online casinos not on GamStop

>games not on gamstop

Football Betting Not on GamStop

non gamstop casino

Sports betting without GamStop

Migliori Casinò Non AAMS

UK Bookmakers Not on GamStop

BetZillion's list of the best motor racing betting sites

non Gamstop betting sites

オンラインカジノ マスターカード

Personal Injury Lawyer in Abilene Texas

Formula 1 Standings

Formula 1 News

Guitar Junky

Best Intraday Tips

Contact Center Company

SilverArrows.Net - Mercedes F1 news

TopSpeed

Esports Forum

Racing Statistics

Fixture Calendar

Live F1 Results

Contribute

Get In Touch With Us
  • 2025 Formula 1 Calendar
  • Advertise
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Categories

Meet the team

About us

Our writers

Archives
Let other Scuderia Fans know about us!
RSS
Facebook
Twitter
YOUTUBE
INSTAGRAM

© 2016 Scuderia Fans Ltd. All Rights Reserved
Scuderia Fans Ltd, 199 Republicii Street, 5A
Ploiesti, Romania, 100392

2024 © Scuderia Fans