Ferrari did not supply Red Bull with its Formula 1 motor for 2016 on the grounds that it would have been “dangerous” to the Scuderia’s aggressiveness, says its leader Sergio Marchionne.
Red Bull needed a force unit supplier after at first attempting to end its arrangement with Renault, and an arrangement it trusted it had with Mercedes for 2016 failed to work out.
Ferrari considered the organization before going against it, and Red Bull likewise had a Honda tie-up vetoed by McLaren before, in the end, concurring an arrangement with Renault to keep utilizing its motor with TAG Heuer marking.
At the point when requested that clarify the thinking behind Ferrari’s choice, Marchionne said his need was guaranteeing its works group was in an ideal position to win and supplying Red Bull would have taken a chance with that.
“We had to cope with some uncertainties of our own architecture and we had to bridge the technological gap,” said Marchionne.
“So committing to providing an equivalent power unit to a team that has a chassis design technical ability to compete could have been dangerous to Ferrari’s competitiveness.
“My main commitment is to support and protect Ferrari. I’m not interested in defeating Mercedes with Red Bull.
“If someone says let’s use Ferrari’s engine so we can defeat Mercedes, I’m not interested in that argument. I want Ferrari to win.
“We know Red Bull’s abilities are good, they destroyed us with Sebastian Vettel and the championships they won.”
Ferrari at present supplies Sauber and Manor; and Marchionne asserted in June the organization would have been “glad” to supply Red Bull also.
In any case, the Italian said it would not bode well for Ferrari to burn through several million building up a motor just to give it Red Bull for a small amount of the expense and afterward be beaten.
“If we look at Red Bull investing important amounts into their chassis development and then we equip them with a power unit at a certain price reflecting much higher investment than what they pay for, it’s inequality on the track,” he said.
“We’re not interested in that.”
