Report links Boullier with Ferrari move (Update)

Arrivabene has an engine guy now heading up chassis development. We all know how that is going to end

UPDATE (GMM) Maurizio Arrivabene has rejected the latest round of rumors about Ferrari.

Austin was a bad weekend for the great team that is just third in the 2016 points standings, amid rumors Arrivabene could be replaced by McLaren's Eric Boullier.

Amid similar rumblings about Sebastian Vettel's future, Arrivabene skipped his media duties after the Japanese grand prix, citing an early flight he had to catch.

But in Austin, the Italian sounded upbeat about the future, declaring that "In the next races we will try new parts with regards to 2017".

"With (technical boss) Mattia Binotto, a fresh wind has come into our development," he said.

As for the rumors of personnel changes in the near future, Arrivabene insisted: "We focus on our work. Everything else is just attempts to destabilize us.

"But when you understand that, then you can deal with such rumors. Changes at Ferrari is just rubbish, and we leave it with those who spread it," he added.

Is Sergio Marchionne ready to ax Arrivabene?

10/20/16 (GMM) Amid what the Italian press is calling a 'crisis', the rumors about a change at the top at Ferrari are resurfacing again.

Several Italian sources are hinting at a rift between president Sergio Marchionne and team boss Maurizio Arrivabene, with new technical boss Mattia Binotto a favorite to step in.

And the Spanish sports daily Marca said McLaren's Eric Boullier is another name that has been linked with Ferrari in recent weeks.

Flavio Briatore, the well-known former Renault supremo, told Radio Capital's 'TG Zero' program this week that Marchionne's F1 inexperience may be showing.

"Marchionne is investing a lot, but formula one is an ugly beast and if you don't know it well, it gores you," said the Italian.

"Every year we think of the next one for Ferrari. It is not a lack of money: no, they have everything," Briatore insisted.

"Rather, Ferrari has the same men it had two years ago, but when someone goes he is not replaced. So I think the results are a logical consequence," he added.