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Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene has admitted that his team need to make aerodynamic improvements.
in the wake of James Allison's departure and Sebastian Vettel now openly questioning the team's race strategies Red Bull have overhauled them in the championship standings.
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When asked about Allison's departure, he insisted: "For personal reasons, I don't want to talk about James." However, Arrivabene said that the team has identified what it needs to do to move forward.
"We are doing our reorganisation without panic as we know exactly what we need to do. And we know exactly the areas of the car that we have to improve," he said. "Since Barcelona we have made little progress in terms of downforce - the engine is not my main concern," the Italian added. "Now the work will stop for the summer break, but then we have to go full throttle."
Despite Arrivabene's calmness, former Ferrari driver Niki Lauda thinks that Allison's exit is more alarming than that for the Maranello team that they might want to admit.
"In the middle of the season, such a prominent position changing is not good news and only brings confusion and discussion, particularly with Ferrari," the now-Mercedes team chairman told Welt newspaper at Hockenheim.
Vettel not comparing himself to Alonso
Vettel has been linked with a move away from Ferrari in light of their recent struggles. His predecessor Fernando Alonso left the team after five seasons without a title, but the German refused to compare his situation to that of Alonso
"I don't know because I don't know how he felt," Vettel told AS newspaper, "but I think the team spirit now is very high."
"Obviously last year was a good year, this one is going a little worse than we expected but we are here to fight -- there is no reason to start getting frustrated now."
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