News Details
Ferrari: Simulators are a ‘joke'
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo seems to be increasingly frustrated with the current state of Formula 1 these days. With criticisms over the Double-Points concept to this week's rant about simulators, Di Montezemolo is really putting pressure on the series.
The Italian team's head honcho has called for a summit at Maranello to discuss the future direction of the sport and this week he lashed out at the current practice of simulator use instead of actual testing.
'It is a joke,' said di Montezemolo. 'We have been forced to invest a huge amount of money in these terrible machines, artificial, instead of testing here [at Fiorano] and Mugello.
'If somebody has no money to do tests, it...
Full Story »
Full Story »
11y ago from Formula1Blog.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Ferrari call for team summit in Maranello
In an interesting twist that would seem to be born from the blowback over...
11y ago from Formula1Blog.com
Di Montezemolo: Simulators a joke
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has labelled F1 simulators a...
11y ago from PlanetF1.com
VIDEO: Ferrari's 2014 engine, ERS explained
If you've been following us this year you'll know that we've been honored...
11y ago from Formula1Blog.com
Pirelli didn't like Red Bull's lippy critique in 2013
Pirelli aren’t very pleased with Red Bull Racing and the criticism the...
11y ago from Formula1Blog.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Winners and losers from MotoGP's Austrian Grand Prix
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
Diogo Moreira targets factory MotoGP spot in potential...
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
Pecco Bagnaia demands answers from Ducati: “I’m...
No description available...
21h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Márquez reigns supreme in Austria with...
t;li>Marc Márquez takes 142-point lead over brother AlexWins sixth GP...
21h ago from TheGuardian.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Strongest season yet for Pato O’Ward has been...
Pato O’Ward is having the best IndyCar season of his career, and is...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
McLaren to auction future F1, IndyCar and WEC cars in...
McLaren is to auction future F1, IndyCar and World Endurance Championship...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Chip Ganassi: ‘We’re spoiled’ having drivers...
Alex Palou clinched the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series title over the weekend,...
1w ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Winners and losers from IndyCar’s Portland 2025...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Esteban Ocon's wild childhood dream: 'I wanted to buy...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
How drones will change the way you watch motorsport
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
How WRC's crucial 2027 rules are falling into place
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Future second Asian/Pacific event behind WRC calendar...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsecast Extra Episode 654 – 18.08.2025
Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
1h ago from Arseblog.com
Paul Scholes responds with 3-word request after...
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes had a three-word request for his...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com
“And they’ve got a chance at top 4” - Demetri...
Former Manchester United defender Demetri Mitchell believes the Red Devils...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
‘Not up to our usual standards’: Bukayo Saka sees...
t;li>‘Our decision-making was not great and that cost us’David Raya...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com
Comments
Hottest News
Cadillac F1 hopeful suffers blow as target time missed
Cadillac F1 seat hopeful Valtteri Bottas suffered... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com
Piastri gets own grandstand at Australian GP
Melbourne-born Oscar Piastri will have his own... Read More »
1h ago from BBC.co.uk
Max Verstappen and Red Bull suffer embarrassing Honda...
It's one of the most curious questions in F1 this... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com