Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne made a ‘rookie' mistake of predicting and expecting results for his team ahead of the 2016 season which he admits did his credibility no favours. Marchionne led a revolution at Maranello, ousting Luca di Montezemolo, appointing Marurizio Arrivabane as team chief and signing off on a huge deal to lure Sebastian Vettel to Maranello. He then went on to declare early last year, “We want to present ourselves in Australia as the team to beat. We know that our rivals are strong, but we are not afraid of them as we are the most successful team in the history of Formula 1.” Now, a year later the Ferrari big boss is contrite and a lot more reserved, and...
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