Ferrari Threatened to Leave F1... Again!

Ferrari once again decided to play hard ball in the Formula One Championship, only if the game is so far played in terms of bellicose declarations. Again, it was the company's CEO Luca di Montezemolo who publicly asked the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone to make sure the environment within the Great Circle will improve in the upcoming 3 years.

Otherwise, Di Montezemolo revealed his company is considering quitting the sport – as if we haven't heard that threat before. The argument backing that position are the constant rule changing process within Formula One, making it very difficult for the teams to following a long-term plan in the sport, as well as the arbitrary cost-cutting rules imposed by the FIA.

“I want F1 to improve between now and 2012, when we sign a new Concorde Agreement, and if not we will have motivation somewhere else,” Di Montezemolo was quoted as saying to British magazine Autosport during a Christmas event at Maranello.

“I have been to Le Mans and I was impressed. We cannot accept huge gaps between drivers and the press and public. In the past the pits was full of good looking girls, now it's like a concentration camp. And we need to overtake!” added the Italian CEO.

While confident that the new FIA president Jean Todt will hear out Ferrari's cry for stability and improvement, Di Montezemolo also asked Ecclestone to look for the future of his series. “There needs to be a strong triangle between the three parties (FIA, FOTA and Ecclestone),” concluded Di Montezemolo.

Like all the other teams currently competing in Formula One, Ferrari have signed the new Concorde Agreement binding all the constructors to the series until the end of 2012.