Sergio Marchionne says Alfa Romeo could return to formula one as a works team.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the Ferrari and Fiat Chrysler chief flagged the possibility of the return to F1 of the iconic name, suggesting it could supply an engine to a partner team.<\/p>\n
In the words of La Gazzetta dello Sport correspondent Pino Allievi, what ensued was nothing short of “chaos” amid the frenzied speculation.<\/p>\n
“Chaos?\u00a0 We can call it by its name: interest,” Marchionne says now.<\/p>\n
“At a time of stability in the Fca (Fiat Chrysler) group, Alfa Romeo should be reiterated as a sports brand and consider the possibility to race in formula one.<\/p>\n
“How?\u00a0 Probably in collaboration with Ferrari,” he said.<\/p>\n
Asked which existing F1 team Alfa Romeo would partner with, Marchionne clarified: “No, Alfa Romeo is capable of making a chassis, just as it is capable of doing the engine.”<\/p>\n
He said he would also like other carmakers to enter F1, such as Volkswagen’s Audi.<\/p>\n
“From what I know they were quite ready,” revealed Marchionne.\u00a0 “Then came the Volkswagen (emissions) chaos.”<\/p>\n
Foremost in Marchionne’s mind at present, however, is positioning Ferrari as a title-winning F1 marque, some eight years after Kimi Raikkonen won the last world championship in red.<\/p>\n
“Generally speaking,” he said, “if there was a continuity of failure in the F1 races, this would have impacted on the brand.<\/p>\n
“I was talking to one of our dealers and we agreed that the partial success as was the case in 2015 gave a great deal of reinvigoration to the brand.<\/p>\n
“But losing for ten years in a row would be a tragedy, a Greek tragedy,” Marchionne insisted.<\/p>\n
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