Just like struggling world champions Red Bull, fellow F1 grandee Ferrari is also looking for a way out of its engine problems in 2014.<\/p>\n
Unlike Red Bull, however – who rely on separate partner Renault for its turbo V6 power – Ferrari makes both its chassis and engine under the same Maranello roof.<\/p>\n
But that’s not to say Ferrari does not also lean heavily on others.<\/p>\n
For instance, Autosprint is reporting that Ferrari has commenced talks with potential alternative suppliers for components of its struggling formula one engine.<\/p>\n
“Ferrari has its historical partners,” said Italian correspondent Alberto Antonini, “but something has to change.”<\/p>\n
Antonini claimed that the current turbocharger design, supplied to Ferrari by the American company Honeywell, has been identified as a main culprit.<\/p>\n
“To win in formula one,” Ferrari’s engine boss Luca Marmorini said earlier this year, “our powertrain system must have no weak links.”<\/p>\n
But team boss Marco Mattiacci said this week: “I do not want to point the finger at any one sector or another.\u00a0 It would not be right.<\/p>\n
“But there is no doubt that the Mercedes power unit is working better,” he added.<\/p>\n
According to Mattiacci’s predecessor Stefano Domenicali, Ferrari is facing a long road back to recovery.<\/p>\n
Having kept a low profile since his Ferrari exit, Domenicali re-emerged this week in Munich for an FIA conference.<\/p>\n
He said: “As I said last year, it was clear that the teams that were strong at the beginning would keep that advantage for the season because of the step change in technology.<\/p>\n
“Mercedes have done a great job and they will keep this advantage for a long time,” Domenicali predicted.<\/p>\n
“To close the gap in a situation where the regulation is more or less frozen is very difficult.”<\/p>\n
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