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Marchionne: 'Ferrari engine man Sassi was no phenomenon'
Sergio Marchionne says the departure of Ferrari's chief engine designer Lorenzo Sassi has not been much of a loss. Sassi was ousted by Marchionne last summer, a decision which came as a relative surprise given the improved performance of the Scuderia's power unit in 2017. The Italian engineer was initially expected to remain within the Fiat-Chrysler group but has ultimately decided to join arch-rival Mercedes. The move has left Marchionne indifferent however. Mercedes power unit closes in on 1000bhp threshold! "I don't know who said Sassi is a phenomenon, but I don't remember saying it," the Ferrari president told Spain's Marca. "What is true is that our problems were due...
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