Pros
Being Team Principal at Ferrari is not a job. It’s a calling. You don’t work for Ferrari – you live for Ferrari. The moment you walk through the gates of Maranello, you feel it: the weight of history, the ghosts of champions, the hopes of tifosi from Monza to Melbourne. Every decision echoes through Italy.
The days begin early and end long after the sun sets. You become fluent in the language of aerodynamics, espresso, and expectation. One moment, you’re overseeing simulator data in the HQ; the next, you're whispering strategy changes through a headset at 300 km/h in Monaco.
You’re not just managing a team – you’re conducting an orchestra of passion. Engineers, drivers, sponsors, politics – all must sing in harmony. When the car wins, it’s Italy’s triumph. When it fails, it’s your cross to bear. There is no middle ground here. There is only Vittoria or Dolore.
But then, there’s the Sunday. When the red cars line up on the grid and the national anthem plays. When your strategy calls outsmarts Mercedes. When Leclerc throws the SF-24 into Turn 1 like a Roman gladiator and makes it stick. In those moments, you remember why you do this. Why you bleed Rosso Corsa.
Cons
But then, there’s the Sunday. When the red cars line up on the grid and the national anthem plays. When your strategy calls outsmarts Mercedes. When Leclerc throws the SF-24 into Turn 1 like a Roman gladiator and makes it stick. In those moments, you remember why you do this. Why you bleed Rosso Corsa.
Ferrari doesn’t demand your time. It demands your soul. And for those who dare carry the prancing horse on their chest, there is no greater honor.
