Part 10/16:
The Future of Ferrari and the Car Development Race
Windsor discusses Ferrari’s ongoing struggles, attributing their underperformance to inadequate engineering leadership and strategic planning. He laments that Ferrari has not hired someone of the caliber of Adrian Newey, whose experience and perfect understanding of aerodynamics and car design could have transformed Ferrari into a consistent winner.
He recalls Ferrari’s glorious past, from the 1950s to their success with Maranello’s engineering prowess, highlighting how political and structural issues have hampered their competitiveness for years. Their reliance on unreliable, uncompetitive cars and a lack of a clear technical philosophy has led to a formation of frequent upheaval.