Earthquake in the Ferrari house. After the latest more than disappointing performances of the red, today the team principal of the team, Stefano Domenicali, resigned, which was immediately accepted by the top management of Maranello. Marco Mattiacci, current president and chief executive officer of Ferrari North America, has been appointed in his place as head of sports management.
“There are particular moments in the professional life of each of us in which it takes the courage to make difficult and even very painful decisions – wrote Dominicali in a note -. It's time to make a major change. Again, I take responsibility for the situation we are experiencing. It is a choice taken with the will to do something to shake up our environment and for the good of this group, to which I am very close. I sincerely thank all the women and men of the team, the riders and partners for the wonderful relationship we have had over the years. I wish everyone that soon we can return to the levels that Ferrari deserves. Finally, I would like to say a final thank you to our president for always supporting me and a greeting to all the fans with the regret of not having reaped the hardships sown over the years".
The president of Ferrari, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, thanked Domenicali “not only for his constant contribution and commitment, but for the great sense of responsibility he has been able to demonstrate even today, putting Ferrari's interests before his own. I have esteem and affection for Domenicali, whom I have seen grow professionally in these 23 years of working together, and for this I wish him every success for his future. I also want to wish Marco Mattiacci a good job, a valuable manager who knows the company well and who accepted this challenge with enthusiasm”.
