- 19 Apr 14, 00:40#399639
The look was the exclamation point. I've hired dozens of people in my professional career, and I've fired a handful or two. The decision to fire someone is always the harder of the two. However when someone has been working a month or two and you know it's not a good fit, it's much easier, simpler, quicker to let someone go. But if this person is one that you've staked your reputation on, has been with you for years and years, you hired, you put into that place and all of the sudden they say something like this...
Well, you didn't hear a peep from Luca pleading for him to stay even though by everyone's admission the most disruptive thing you could do is break that continuity and familiarity with the team mid season. He didn't step aside and spend three or four months bringing the new guy up to speed, he "resigned" is the way not to burn bridges, the way not to call your baby ugly, and the way like I said to allow the guy to leave with some dignity. You perhaps as a Ferrari fan see it differently, but it's clear as day as to me from the outside looking in.
Stefano was sacked?
You think he fell on his sword? I think the look Luca gave him in Bahrain says he was pushed.
I'm a sure the Bahrain looks were at how poorly the team performed. There was nothing to suggest he was pushed. In fact I think it was a big surprise - and that's why we have Marco heading the team ATM.
I'm also pretty sure they will grab Bob Bell to bolster the technical side under MM.
It reeks of saving face. To me, statement he gave seems manufactured and designed to present him with more dignity than how Whitmarsh was ousted but don't kid yourself, he was fired.
You can read that from a look?
Move over Alan Pease, you've been trumped by our own WB
The look was the exclamation point. I've hired dozens of people in my professional career, and I've fired a handful or two. The decision to fire someone is always the harder of the two. However when someone has been working a month or two and you know it's not a good fit, it's much easier, simpler, quicker to let someone go. But if this person is one that you've staked your reputation on, has been with you for years and years, you hired, you put into that place and all of the sudden they say something like this...
"There are special moments that come along in everyone's professional life, when one needs courage to take difficult and very agonizing decisions," said Domenicali. "It is time for a significant change. As the boss, I take responsibility, as I have always done, for our current situation.
"This decision has been taken with the aim of doing something to shake things up and for the good of this group of people that I feel very close to. I hope that very soon, Ferrari will be back where it deserves to be.
"My final words of thanks go to our President, for having always supported me and to all our fans. I only regret that we have been unable to harvest what we worked so hard to sow in recent years."
Well, you didn't hear a peep from Luca pleading for him to stay even though by everyone's admission the most disruptive thing you could do is break that continuity and familiarity with the team mid season. He didn't step aside and spend three or four months bringing the new guy up to speed, he "resigned" is the way not to burn bridges, the way not to call your baby ugly, and the way like I said to allow the guy to leave with some dignity. You perhaps as a Ferrari fan see it differently, but it's clear as day as to me from the outside looking in.
"I don't want to be part of a forum where everyone has differing opinions." Boom...
some of us knew it right from the start didn't we 
, said he lost a bit on turn 10.