Ferrari boss voices concerns

Montezemolo intends to talk to other teams about the situation

Last updated: 30th September 2008

Montezemolo: Voiced concerns

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Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has voiced his concern over the "circus" track and the use of the safety car at Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix.

While Formula One's first night race has been hailed as a great success, Montezemolo does not agree.

He said before the race that street circuits and the lack of overtaking opportunities were not the right way forward for the sport.

And the Ferrari boss, appointed this month as the first chairman of the Formula One Teams Association, intends to talk to other teams about the situation.

Spectacle

He told Tuesday's Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper: "When we race on tracks which should be used for the circus, anything can happen including the spectacle of the Safety Car.

"All this is humiliating for F1 and it is an aspect I want to talk about with the other teams in the next few weeks."

Singapore saw two safety car interventions, the first of which turned the race upside down and contributed to Spaniard Fernando Alonso's unexpected victory for Renault.

Ferrari's Felipe Massa had his race ruined by a bungled pit stop while team-mate Kimi Raikkonen crashed near the end to mean the team failed to score any points.

Extend

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was third behind winner Alonso to extend his championship lead over Massa to seven points with three races left, while Raikkonen is out of contention.

But Montezemolo believes his team can still get something from the season, saying: "We have the best Ferrari, Massa is the best. I expect... Raikkonen to show he is world champion in the remaining races, to help Massa, to race for the good of the team and to finish in front of the McLarens."

The team president also backed the mechanics after their pit stop blunder, adding: "We have extraordinary mechanics who in other occasions have swung results our way.

"We must stay close to each other because Ferrari are always world champions and are still in the running to win."