Ex-Renault boss, Flavio Briatore, has given a shock message to Ferrari following their severe lack of pace in last week’s Australian Grand-Prix – “Focus on 2012!”
Briatore, who is also Fernando Alonso’s manager, has said that the half-second gap between the 150 Italia car and the Red Bull is an eternity and even if the Maranello-based team manage to gain half a second, the “drinks company” will be even further ahead as they develop through the season.
“It may sound absurd, but I think Ferrari should focus on the 2012 car now,” said the Italian to Finn newspaper, Turun Sanomat.
“Ferrari, of course, have all the engineering skills and resources that you need, but the half-second difference to Red Bull is an eternity.”
The comments are not expected to influence Ferrari in any way, but will hit hard with Alonso, who earlier this week, said that the team’s performance in Australia was not a disaster.
