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Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne has refused to hit back on the comments made by Niki Lauda regarding Ferrari technical chief Mattia Binotto, as he said: "You consider Binotto to be Italian? Actually, he is Swiss, and it shows. Ferrari works now because there is a Swiss who organises the Italians, making them work but leaving them free to express their imagination and ideas."
Lauda has previously criticised the Maranello based team for keeping a strict 'Italian-only' philosophy within their team, claiming that is why they have been uncompetitive in the last number of seasons.
When told about Lauda's comments, Ferrari president Marchionne responded: "I will not talk. If I do, I will send him a few insults. And I'm not going to insult a friend," he told La Repubblica newspaper.
Despite emerging from the gates with an apparent title challenging car, it has been suggested that this year's title will be won through an on-going development race.
"Yes," Marchionne agrees. "In recent years we seemed to get a bit tired when developing the car. But this year we will not. There is a programme that is going ahead at full speed. We just need a bit of time."
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