However, a poor strategy from the pits got him in traffic and he eventually finished the race on a distant 6th place. Although many blamed Australian Chris Dyer for the Abu Dhabi failure, Domenicali admitted he thought about quitting his job. In fact, had F1 been similar to football, his position within Ferrari would have been long gone. It's 2 years in a row now that Ferrari hasn't won a single title in F1.
“I know that people see me as the coach of Ferrari,” he said in an interview with La Repubblica newspaper. “But a team principal is something different. This is a business and I have to manage all the different aspects, not just the sporting ones.”
“I take care of everything, so I delegate a lot, but saying that, you have to be ready for anything especially if there have not been the results you want for two years. But thank god it's not football! To rebuild in F1 is takes months and years and from that point of view I have always felt a great support from the president and the shareholders,” he added.
While admitting he didn't sleep for nights after the Abu Dhabi finale, Domenicali insisted the blame should not rest on Dyer's shoulders, as what happened in the season finale was a mistake like any other. It just had bad timing with it.
“After Abu Dhabi I raised the issue personally. I wondered if it was the right thing or not to stay. I take it as a duty and I am not attached to my chair. But I came to the conclusion that stopping would be a mistake. I know the team and I think I'm the right person to capitalize on all that we have sown in recent months,” he concluded.
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