Stefano Domenicali has admitted he would consider his position as Ferrari Team Principal if he thought it would pull the Italian team out of its crisis.

Despite a technical step forward in Barcelona, only Williams, Toro Rosso and Force India sit lower than the reigning constructors' champions in the 2009 standings, following more strategic and reliability issues at the weekend.

F1 Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone mused in Barcelona that the team's new top management is the problem.

"I think with (Jean) Todt gone, we've gone a little bit back to the way it was before Todt went there," said the Briton, always keen to jump on any particular bandwagon.

And when asked about Felipe Massa running out of fuel at the end of the Spanish Grand Prix, Renault team boss Flavio Briatore told Spain's AS newspaper while laughing: "Fortunately I am not the head of Ferrari!"

Massa’s woes allowed the struggling Alonso to inherit fifth position in the leading Renault.

Quoted by the German broadcaster RTL, Domenicali commented: "I do not think I'm the problem. But if necessary, I would make room."

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Source: GMM

 

Stand up move. His calls have left an egg on Ferrari's face. Did I see Luca hanging at the Mclaren pit wall on Sunday?

 

Ferrari really has made some utterly disastrous blunders this season. First it was reliability issues and problems with KERS, then it was tire choice mistakes and now it's pure idiocy when it comes to refueling! Seriously, how much dumber can these guys be this season?!?!

At least they got rid of the light-up lollipops and Massa hasn't run anyone over in the pits yet. Stand up move my Mr Domenicali. Maybe he's trying to get out of F1 so he won't have this horrible season on his conscience anymore.

 

It is a shame what is going with the boys in red, and I hope they figure out the problem.

 

Unfortunately, I have a feeling it is not the end.

 

Is it Domenicali's fault that Ferrari was locked in a championship fight with McLaren until the last turn of the 2008 season?

They simply did not have time to develop the car in the off season. The same thing is happening to McLaren and - in large part - to BMW as well.

It is really nobody's fault that the car sucked when the season started. That was just the result of a long, hard 2008 title fight that left everyone drained and disappointed.

But it very well may be someone's fault - maybe his - that the car has not significantly improved over the past 5 races. The mechanical failures and brain-farts are definitely a big concern.

Heads will roll folks. I can assure you of that. But my biggest fear is that Ferrari can't handle being down the grid and will just hang it up.

 

Once Brawn Left Ferrari they started to slip and they did even more so once Todt left. The problem is that Ferrari used to be the most reliable car on the grid and that is no longer the case. I can forgive the slow pace and even the reliability issues but the strategic blunders in Malaysia and Spain particularly are unforgivable IMO. Dominicali offering his resignation is the least he could do.

 

I wonder who would be next to take Dom's spot. Certainly not Schumi?

 

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to like.no.other again.