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Luca di Montezemolo says Ferrari’s gap to Mercedes is alarming/staggering [depending on the translation], and the Ferrari car is good but not good enough to challenge for the championships.

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/former-ferrari-chairman-delivers-quite-staggering-verdict-for-tifosi

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2026/03/22/ex-ferrari-chief-delivers-quite-staggering-f1-mercedes-gap-verdict/

Then again, LdM is hard-put these days to find a kind word for the Scuderia.


7,151 posted on 03/22/2026 7:05:12 AM PDT by Paal Gulli
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Alejandro Agag, the founder of Formula E, claims Toto Wolff is the key proponent of ever greater reliance on battery power in F1.

https://racingnews365.com/toto-wolff-pinned-as-main-force-behind-controversial-f1-rules

And if Wolff is in the hybrid catbird seat now, who’s to say he wasn’t in the same position when the original turbo-hybrid formula was adopted in 2014? After which Mercedes went on a tear for EIGHT seasons because development/updating was drastically limited by the regs, making it impossible at first and later difficult for the competition to catch up.


7,152 posted on 03/22/2026 7:28:26 AM PDT by Paal Gulli
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