Zitat Here’s what Mr. Allison will do in Ferrari The Racing Nerd July 20, 2013 No Comments
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Leo Turrini
July 19, 2013
They have already seen Allison earlier in Maranello, as some remember well.
James Allison, Ferrari’s latest purchase, was part of the Schumacheriano Dream Team at the dawn of the century and the millennium.
Then he moved on and walked on other roads, contributing to the brilliant results in Lotuz Kimizzata.
Allison enjoys worldwide fame in Newey style, without the stigma of glory.
But apparently, he is good because Ferrari has decided to take him back home.
But what he will do when he works for the Red company?
His professional experience is in the aerodynamic area.
However I doubt that he left Lotus to ‘only’ follow the wind tunnel.
With Rory Byrne taken back from his well-deserved retirement to take more than a glance at Ferrari’s design with the turbo, I imagine that someone like Allison is expected to be in the middle between technical director Pat Fry and the Greek designer Tombazis.
Renzo Arbore, when launching his famous TV show, said; the more the merrier.
ZitatFerrari completes deal with James Allison By Jonathan Noble Thursday, July 25th 2013, 16:20 GMT
James AllisonFerrari has boosted its technical line-up with the signing of James Allison, AUTOSPORT has learned.
Although the former Lotus technical director was widely expected to make the switch to Maranello ever since news of his departure from his previous team emerged, there were still a number of details that needed to be sorted out before a deal could be put in place.
AUTOSPORT understands that after several weeks of intense talks, however, the final issues have been resolved and that a deal is now complete.
Confirmation of Allison's appointment at Ferrari is expected soon, but is unlikely to happen before this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Allison's arrival at Ferrari will be a boost to the Italian team that is chasing a lift in performance as it bids to secure a world championship title.
Due to contractual issues with Lotus, however, Allison may not be able to start work at Ferrari until the start of next year as he serves out his 'gardening leave'.
Ferrari's lead driver Fernando Alonso will welcome the news of Allison's arrival, having said earlier this year - before a deal was finalised – that he would like to work again with the Briton.
"I worked very closely with him and was world champion with him two times," said Alonso.
"Then I came back to Renault in 2008/9; in 2009 he was already technical director and we were not so successful with that car, but we saw the Lotus car in the last two years and it is no secret that he's one of the top men here and we will see what future he has."
It is not clear what Allison's exact job title will be, but he is likely to take a senior engineering director role working alongside current technical director Pat Fry to help reinforce the brainpower there.
Ferrari has not yet made any official comment on the situation.
Allison enjoyed one of the most successful spells of his career at Ferrari, when he worked there for five seasons from 2000 during the dominant Michael Schumacher years.
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Ferrari has confirmed ex-Lotus technical director James Allison will join its team as chassis technical director on September 1 after months of rumours about his future.
Allison left Lotus in May and was immediately linked with a move to Ferrari. Over the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, ESPN reported a deal was imminent and on Monday the team released the following statement saying Allison had joined Ferrari's technical staff alongside existing technical director Pat Fry.
"Ferrari announces that, as from this coming 1st September, James Allison will join the Scuderia in the role of Chassis Technical Director," the statement read. "At the same time, Pat Fry will take on the new position of Director of Engineering. Both men will report directly to the Team Principal of the Gestione Sportiva, Stefano Domenicali."
Earlier this year Fernando Alonso said he would welcome Allison at the team after working with him at Renault.
"We've seen the Lotus car in the last three years and it's no secret that he is one of the top men here [in Formula One]," he said.
ZitatTobias Grüner F1 @tgruener 1m #F1 Allison originally was not allowed to work for a competitor until March 2014. So Ferrari seems to have paid a compensation to Lotus.
ZitatMartin Brundle @MBrundleF1 4m
James Allison starting at Ferrari on Sept 1 as chassis tech direc will likely help pacify a certain Spaniard today, bet the phone's been hot
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Kimi Räikkönen's next contract might be much more than just a F1-contract.
I was last weekend in Austria following a Formula Renault 3.5 –serie race. The F1-markets looked stronger there than in a long time.
However all the discussions were about Räikkönen. I understand that Lotus has recently made yet another new sponsor contract, which should help keeping Räikkönen in the team. Yet inside the team they think that the situation is difficult. Because they talk about an arrangement between Red Bull and Räikkönen which is difficult to match.
My conclusion is that Räikkönen is negotiating a very long contract with Red Bull, it would at best cover the next following ten years. I'm sure Räikkönen will get a decent salary, but the most important thing is to make a partnership contract in which Red Bull would be included in everything he does from now on.
Räikkönen would in the long run be a PR-face for Red Bull, just like Mika Häkkinen is for Mercedes-Benz. He would have a Finnish motocross-team who needs a famous partner's labels. Besides, knowing Räikkönen he can come up with anything that would interest Red Bull.
Known as one of the most talented racers of our times, Räikkönen deserves at least one more WDC in F1. In Red Bull he would have all the chances to do that.
But in the bigger picture he has now all the keys to get himself a winning car and instead of just an employer a long-term business partner.
Can there be a more intelligent and matching arrangement?
sounds interesting, considering age and career stage, Kimi can be in for a long final contract and then it's logical to continue to be with brand after F1. 'natural' way
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In an extraordinary statement issued on the Ferrari website last night, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo publicly attacked his lead driver Fernando Alonso for disloyalty at a time when the team needed to “close ranks” following a disappointing showing in Hungary.
“The Ferrari I saw in yesterday’s race doesn’t sit well with me,” said Montezemolo – and he wasn’t just talking about the performance on the track, but about the way his team was functioning.
According to the statement Montezemolo was particularly unhappy with comments Alonso made about the car, after he trailed in a distant fifth in Budapest, unable to compete at any stage of the weekend with the leading Mercedes, Red Bull and Lotus cars. But there is no reference to any specific comments and Alonso has said the same thing for some time; that Ferrari needs to find developments which work in order to compete.
There is no reference to the signal of disloyalty put out over the weekend by Alonso’s contact with the Red Bull team, but this is surely the subtext of Montezemolo’s loss of temper.
The statement refers to “rash outburash that, while understandable in the immediate aftermath of a bad result, are no use to anyone.”
Alonso had said that “as a birthday present (he was 32 yesterday) I would like the same car as the others”. But there doesn’t seem to be any specific comment anywhere which goes overboard in criticising the team.
However Ferrari’s statement goes on:
“That was a reference to the latest comments from Fernando Alonso, which did not go down well with Montezemolo, nor with anyone in the team. So, when Montezemolo called the Spaniard this morning to wish him a happy birthday, he also tweaked his ear, reminding him that, “all the great champions who have driven for Ferrari have always been asked to put the interests of the team above their own. This is the moment to stay calm, avoid polemics and show humility and determination in making one’s own contribution, standing alongside the team and its people both at the track and outside it.”
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