Luca di Montezemolo, president of Ferrari, has renewed his own comments that Sergio Perez isn’t ready for a drive with the famous Italian marque.
Perez, who is currently enrolled in the outfit’s junior academy, has been linked with a seat at the team for 2013 as Felipe Massa’s replacement, but despite his strong results this season which has seen him on the podium three times, Di Montezemolo says next year is simply too soon.
“Next season is too early,” Montezemolo told Sky Sports. “I’m very pleased for him because, first of all, it showed that our choice when we picked up him as a young driver was good.
“Then it is thanks to Sauber, thanks to the Ferrari Academy, that he grew up. But to take a young guy to Ferrari, with the pressure of Ferrari… you need more experience,” he insists.
When pressed on a driver suitable for the second Ferrari seat, the Italian could settle on just one name.
“I think that [Sebastian] Vettel is more or less in the condition that Michael [Schumacher] was at Benetton. He’s young, he’s a very good driver and he’s [building] very good experience.
“Of course this is all in theory, but if you have to ask me for a name then I would have to tell you that name.”
