Domenicali says he left for the good of Ferrari

On our rumors page we reported that Stefano Domenicali was axed. He was told to resign. He says he has resigned from his role as head of Ferrari's Formula One team with the aim of shaking things up and thus helping the Italian team to get back on track.

"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 in a statement.

“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. With all my heart, I thank all the men and women in the team, the drivers and the partners for the wonderful relationship we have enjoyed over all these years.

“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."