user icon
icon
link-icon
<< Return to the news list
Marchionne reiterates "serious" Ferrari quit threats

Marchionne reiterates "serious" Ferrari quit threats

  • Published on 03 Dec 2017 14:12
  • comments 8
  • By: Fergal Walsh

Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne has once again stated that Ferrari could leave the sport over the future engine regulations. When manufacturers were presented with the proposed new rules for 2021, Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault expressed their disappointment.

However, Ferrari went as far as threatening to leave the sport for good if it felt that Formula 1 was not heading in the right direction. Speaking at the presentation of the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team, Marchionne brought back his previous statements.

Marchionne's main problem with the future regulations is standardised parts and a drop in the cost of the power units. He would pull F1's most famous and successful team out of the sport rather than "play NASCAR globally".

"The dialogue has started and will continue to evolve," Marchionne said. "We have time until 2020 to find a solution which benefits Ferrari. The threat of Ferrari leaving Formula 1 is serious. The agreement with Sauber expires in 2020-2021, right when Ferrari could leave. We have to find a solution which is good for the sport but we also have to be clear on the things we can't back down on."

FatMike

Posts: 153

Another example of Ferrari putting itself above the sport. These type of extortionate claims should be dealt with swiftly.

  • 1
  • Dec 3 2017 - 14:54
F1 News Ferrari Renault Mercedes Sauber

Replies (8)

Login to reply
  • calle.itw

    Posts: 8,527

    Nobody want too many standardised parts. Mind, a standardised MGU-H could be an option if we want it to stay, but I dont think its feasible even then if the current costs are maintained.

    • + 0
    • Dec 3 2017 - 14:19
  • f1fan0101

    Posts: 1,804

    It would actually be a huge shame if they did leave

    • + 0
    • Dec 3 2017 - 14:24
  • FatMike

    Posts: 153

    Another example of Ferrari putting itself above the sport. These type of extortionate claims should be dealt with swiftly.

    • + 1
    • Dec 3 2017 - 14:54
    • mclarenfan1968

      Posts: 1,027

      Err yeah good luck with that! You may not like Ferrari, most don't, I don't. However don't delude yourself. Ferrari is F1. F1 needs Ferrari more than Ferrari needs F1 this is something that has been an open secret ffrom the time of F1's earliest days of success as a sport.

      Butthurt kiddies world over will need to just deal with it.

      • + 0
      • Dec 4 2017 - 15:11
  • Carman

    Posts: 11

    Getting really fed up of Ferrari's constant whining, with their threat quits and veto powers, they are probably worried now that they haven't got Bernie there any more to 'look after them'. I really wish they do quit, yes it would be bad for F1 in the short term but F1 would get over it in time. In the short and long run it would be really bad for Ferrari though.

    • + 1
    • Dec 3 2017 - 15:53
    • mbmwe36

      Posts: 533

      I think it would be horrible for F1, both short term and especially long term. If Ferrari were to join a new series, it could very well be the end of F1. Just look at DTM, and no manufacturer ever meant as much to DTM as Ferrari does to F1.

      • + 1
      • Dec 3 2017 - 20:21
    • calle.itw

      Posts: 8,527

      Like MBMW, Im not as confident in that F1 would recover. Ferrari is F1, and F1 is Ferrari at this stage. They are a closer couple than Ornstein and Smough, or J.D and Turk. Many people watch to see Ferrari specificially. And I sorta agree with Ferrari on one bit of this subject. Do we want standardized power units? I dont. Ideally, I want equally good units but with different properties, but most of all, this is also in part an engineer's sport. This is a sport cars get new tech from even now. Remove that, and you remove one of the things many of us like.

      • + 0
      • Dec 4 2017 - 07:53
  • ajpennypacker

    Posts: 2,475

    Liberty is just trying to get the ball rolling. Severe changes need to be made for the show to change. That being said, Ferrari is an F1 team that happens to make cars. Not the other way around. Ferrari irreplaceable in Formula 1 to an extent, but I can tell you if we lost Ferrari but gained Lamborghini, Porsche, and Aston Martin, I don't think they would be missed too dearly. Particularly if the racing is good. I call Sergio's bluff. Specially after the additional investment with Alfa Romeo... He sort of called his own bluff

    • + 0
    • Dec 4 2017 - 19:55

BE Grand Prix of Belgium

Local time 

BEGrand Prix of Belgium

Local time 

World Championship standings 2023

Pos
Team
Points
1
Red Bull Racing
860
2
Mercedes
409
3
Ferrari
406
4
McLaren
302
5
Aston Martin
280
6
Alpine F1
120
7
Williams
28
8
Alpha Tauri
25
9
Alfa Romeo Racing
16
10
Haas F1
12
Show full world champion standings

Test calendar

Bahrain International Circuit - Winter testing

See full test schedule

Related news

Give your opinion!

Will Bottas challenge Hamilton for the world championship in 2020?

Formula 1 Calendar - 2024

Date
Grand Prix
Circuit
-
Bahrain
29 - Mar 2 2024
Bahrain
Bahrain International Circuit
7 - Mar 9 2024
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Street Circuit
22 - Mar 24 2024
Australia
Albert Park
5 - Apr 7 2024
Japan
Circuit Suzuka
19 - Apr 21 2024
China
Shanghai International Circuit
3 - May 5 2024
United States of America
Miami International Autodrome
17 - May 19 2024
Italy
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
24 - May 26 2024
Monaco
Monte Carlo
7 - Jun 9 2024
Canada
Gilles Villeneuve
21 - Jun 23 2024
Spain
Circuit de Catalunya
28 - Jun 30 2024
Austria
Red Bull Ring
5 - Jul 7 2024
United Kingdom
Silverstone
19 - Jul 21 2024
Hungary
Hungaroring
26 - Jul 28 2024
Belgium
Spa-Francorchamps
23 - Aug 25 2024
Netherlands
Circuit Zandvoort
30 - Sep 1 2024
Italy
Monza
13 - Sep 15 2024
Azerbaijan
Baku City Circuit
20 - Sep 22 2024
Singapore
Marina Bay Street Circuit
18 - Oct 20 2024
United States of America
Circuit of the Americas
25 - Oct 27 2024
Mexico
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
1 - Nov 3 2024
Brazil
Interlagos
22 - Nov 24 2024
United States of America
Las Vegas Street Circuit
29 - Dec 1 2024
Qatar
Losail International Circuit
6 - Dec 8 2024
United Arab Emirates
Yas Marina Circuit
See full schedule

Formula 1 Calendar - 2024

Date
Grand Prix & Circuit
-
Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit
29 - Mar 2 2024
Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit
7 - Mar 9 2024
Saudi Arabia Jeddah Street Circuit
22 - Mar 24 2024
Australia Albert Park
5 - Apr 7 2024
Japan Circuit Suzuka
19 - Apr 21 2024
China Shanghai International Circuit
3 - May 5 2024
United States of America Miami International Autodrome
17 - May 19 2024
Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
24 - May 26 2024
Monaco Monte Carlo
7 - Jun 9 2024
Canada Gilles Villeneuve
21 - Jun 23 2024
Spain Circuit de Catalunya
28 - Jun 30 2024
Austria Red Bull Ring
5 - Jul 7 2024
United Kingdom Silverstone
19 - Jul 21 2024
Hungary Hungaroring
26 - Jul 28 2024
Belgium Spa-Francorchamps
23 - Aug 25 2024
Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort
30 - Sep 1 2024
Italy Monza
13 - Sep 15 2024
Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit
20 - Sep 22 2024
Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit
18 - Oct 20 2024
United States of America Circuit of the Americas
25 - Oct 27 2024
Mexico Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
1 - Nov 3 2024
Brazil Interlagos
22 - Nov 24 2024
United States of America Las Vegas Street Circuit
29 - Dec 1 2024
Qatar Losail International Circuit
6 - Dec 8 2024
United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit
See full schedule

Team profile

Ferrari
Ferrari
Show full profile
show sidebar

Total queries: 4
Total time: 0.24495196342468
timesincestartcallerannotatebtdesc
0.000407
instantiate query log (0Q - total module time: 0.00051403s)
""
0.000925
boot (0Q - total module time: 0.00009394s)
""
0.001021
translation-init (1Q - total module time: 0.00087810s)
""
0.000246050.001644/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/index.php/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Statement.php:189(stopQuery)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Repository/Redirect.php:105(execute)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Entities/Redirect.php:112(findByOrigin)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Services/Redirects.php:108(getRedirectOrFalse)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Router.php:115(checkForDBRedirects)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/website.php:260(execute)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/index.php:11(require_once)
SELECT redirects.id, redirects.origin, redirects.referer FROM redirects WHERE redirects.origin = :origin ORDER BY id 
{"origin":"\/en\/news\/f1\/234140\/marchionne-reiterates-serious-ferrari-quit-threats"}
0.001901
controller::news/f1/234140/marchionne-reiterates-serious-ferrari-quit-threats (2Q - total module time: 0.12359500s)
""
0.006335020.002582/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Statement.php:189(stopQuery)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Repository/Article.php:389(execute)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php:127(findNextArticle)
{"function":"F1T\\Controllers\\{closure}","class":"F1T\\Controllers\\News","object":{"current_page":"news"},"type":"->","args":[]}
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Services/Cache.php:144(call_user_func)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php:158(lazyFetch)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php:47(action_Index)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Router.php:269(dispatch)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Router.php:195(_load)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/website.php:260(execute)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/index.php:11(require_once)
SELECT Articles.ArticleId AS ArticleId, Articles.RewriteUrl AS RewriteUrl, Articles.ArticleType as ArticleType, Articles.Category as Category, Articles.cntnlang AS cntnlang, RacingSeries.RewriteUrl AS RacingSeriesRewriteUrl FROM Articles INNER JOIN RacingSeries ON Articles.RacingSerieId = RacingSeries.RacingSerieId WHERE Articles.cntnlang = :siteLang AND Articles.SiteId = :siteId AND Articles.Activated = 1 AND Articles.PublishDate < :publishDate AND Articles.ArticleType IN (:param0, :param1, :param2) AND Articles.ArticleId > :articleId ORDER BY Articles.ArticleId ASC LIMIT 1
{"siteLang":"en","siteId":"1","publishDate":"2026-02-04 14:40:00","articleId":234140,":param0":"Nieuws",":param1":"LiveRaceReport",":param2":"Liveblog"}
0.067734000.008941/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Statement.php:189(stopQuery)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Repository/Article.php:318(execute)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php:128(findPrevArticle)
{"function":"F1T\\Controllers\\{closure}","class":"F1T\\Controllers\\News","object":{"current_page":"news"},"type":"->","args":[]}
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Services/Cache.php:144(call_user_func)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php:158(lazyFetch)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Controllers/News.php:47(action_Index)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Router.php:269(dispatch)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Router.php:195(_load)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/website.php:260(execute)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/index.php:11(require_once)
SELECT Articles.ArticleId AS ArticleId, Articles.RewriteUrl AS RewriteUrl, Articles.ArticleType as ArticleType, Articles.Category as Category, Articles.cntnlang AS cntnlang, RacingSeries.RewriteUrl AS RacingSeriesRewriteUrl FROM Articles INNER JOIN RacingSeries ON Articles.RacingSerieId = RacingSeries.RacingSerieId WHERE Articles.cntnlang = :siteLang AND Articles.SiteId = :siteId AND Articles.Activated = 1 AND Articles.PublishDate < :publishDate AND Articles.ArticleType IN (:param0, :param1, :param2) AND Articles.ArticleId < :articleId ORDER BY Articles.ArticleId DESC LIMIT 1
{"siteLang":"en","siteId":"1","publishDate":"2026-02-04 14:40:00","articleId":234140,":param0":"Nieuws",":param1":"LiveRaceReport",":param2":"Liveblog"}
0.125501 cacheAble: yes
module:News\Result (0Q - total module time: 0.00047112s)
""
0.125975 cacheAble: yes
module:News\Photos (0Q - total module time: 0.00012994s)
""
0.126108 cacheAble: yes
module:News\Trending (0Q - total module time: 0.00013709s)
""
0.126249 cacheAble: yes
module:News\Reply (1Q - total module time: 0.11486983s)
""
0.108941080.126917/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Repository/CommentVotes.php/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Connection.php:1323(stopQuery)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/Exec/SingleSelectExecutor.php:31(executeQuery)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query.php:325(execute)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/AbstractQuery.php:1212(_doExecute)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/AbstractQuery.php:1166(executeIgnoreQueryCache)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/AbstractQuery.php:901(execute)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Repository/CommentVotes.php:192(getResult)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Services/CommentVotesManager.php:46(getCommentVotesByVoteIp)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Modules/News/Reply.php:101(getCommentVotesByIP)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/ModuleBase.php:115(internalRender)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/ModuleBase.php:89(captureOutput)
{"function":"F1T\\{closure}","class":"F1T\\ModuleBase","object":{"_amp":false},"type":"->","args":[]}
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Services/Cache.php:144(call_user_func)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/ModuleBase.php:92(lazyFetch)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Services/ViewRenderer/TwigExtensions/ModuleRenderer.php:35(fetch)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Environment.php(418) : eval()'d code:549(renderModule)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:182(block_mainContent)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Environment.php(418) : eval()'d code:62(displayBlock)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:182(block_content)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Environment.php(418) : eval()'d code:715(displayBlock)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:405(doDisplay)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:378(displayWithErrorHandling)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Environment.php(418) : eval()'d code:45(display)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:405(doDisplay)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:378(displayWithErrorHandling)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Environment.php(418) : eval()'d code:46(display)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:405(doDisplay)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:378(displayWithErrorHandling)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Template.php:390(display)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/TemplateWrapper.php:45(render)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/vendor/twig/twig/src/Environment.php:318(render)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/Services/ViewRenderer/TwigRenderer.php:115(render)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/ViewTrait.php:98(render)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/ViewTrait.php:79(renderViewFile)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/app/website.php:261(render)
/var/www/dev-priyantha.gptoday.net/public_html/index.php:11(require_once)
SELECT c0_.CommentId AS CommentId_0, c1_.Vote AS Vote_1 FROM Comments c0_ INNER JOIN CommentVotes c1_ ON (c1_.CommentId = c0_.CommentId) WHERE c0_.ArticleId = ? AND c1_.VoteIp = ?
[234140,"216.73.216.130"]
0.241122 cacheAble: no
module:Sidebar (0Q - total module time: 0.00039697s)
""
0.241523
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::ads (0Q - total module time: 0.00001407s)
""
0.241539
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::gpschedule (0Q - total module time: 0.00000286s)
""
0.241542 cacheAble: yes
module:GpSchedule (0Q - total module time: 0.00014782s)
""
0.241693
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::results (0Q - total module time: 0.00000501s)
""
0.241699 cacheAble: yes
module:Results (0Q - total module time: 0.00011492s)
""
0.241815
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::testcalendar (0Q - total module time: 0.00000286s)
""
0.241819 cacheAble: yes
module:TestCalendar (0Q - total module time: 0.00010800s)
""
0.241929
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::ads (0Q - total module time: 0.00000381s)
""
0.241933
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::ads (0Q - total module time: 0.00000215s)
""
0.241935
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::relatednews (0Q - total module time: 0.00000286s)
""
0.241939 cacheAble: yes
module:RelatedNews (0Q - total module time: 0.00006080s)
""
0.242001
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::whoischatting (0Q - total module time: 0.00000405s)
""
0.242007
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::ads (0Q - total module time: 0.00000191s)
""
0.242009
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::poll (0Q - total module time: 0.00000095s)
""
0.242011 cacheAble: no
module:Poll (0Q - total module time: 0.00169492s)
""
0.243708
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::ads (0Q - total module time: 0.00000596s)
""
0.243715
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::ads (0Q - total module time: 0.00000191s)
""
0.243718
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::gpcalendar (0Q - total module time: 0.00000095s)
""
0.243720 cacheAble: yes
module:GpCalendar (0Q - total module time: 0.00010896s)
""
0.243831
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::driver_Info (0Q - total module time: 0.00000405s)
""
0.243836 cacheAble: no
module:Driver\Info (0Q - total module time: 0.00001717s)
""
0.243854
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::team_Info (0Q - total module time: 0.00000286s)
""
0.243857 cacheAble: yes
module:Team\Info (0Q - total module time: 0.00010514s)
""
0.243964
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::linkedKeywords (0Q - total module time: 0.00000405s)
""
0.243969
sidebar:sidebar-news-read::gpsidebarnavigation (0Q - total module time: 0.00000095s)
""
0.243972 cacheAble: no
module:GpSidebarNavigation (0Q - total module time: 0.00034285s)
""
0.244319 cacheAble: yes
module:Layout\Footer (0Q - total module time: 0.00012302s)
""
0.244445 cacheAble: yes
module:News\Breaking (0Q - total module time: 0.00050282s)
""
0.244951
done
""