Ferrari's lackluster Formula 1 performance last year may have played a role in di Montezemolo's departure, as Marchionne told reporters in Paris that his top, «non-negotiable objective» is to get Ferrari back on
the F1 podium, but the two executives also reportedly sparred over the Ferrari brand's role within the Fiat - Chrysler empire.
@bullfrog I largely agree with you there, and the point about simulators is one made by my colleagues with regards Esteban, but having coached Kobayashi and Perez from junior category mediocrity to
F1 podium finishers is a respectable feat, albeit minor versus the young driver successes of Williams and Force India.
He may not have finished on
the F1 podium at the Hungaroring, but Alonso absolutely bossed the Hungarian GP with a sixth - place finish.
He was over a lap ahead of second - place Bruce McLaren (his final
F1 podium) and Mario Andretti in third (his first podium).
He scored his second
F1 podium in Malaysia with third place, before finishing runner - up in Monaco and at the Nurburgring, before Williams started to struggle towards the end of the season.
It was also the first
F1 podium for a Russian national, which is pretty cool.
He scored his second
F1 podium making him the most successful Russian F1 driver.
On lap 61 Sato caught and passed third - placed Trulli and kept it together to take his first (and only)
F1 podium.
Despite later being partnered with Michael Schumacher at Benetton, this turned out to be Lehto's only
F1 podium.
The F1 podium interview segment after the races sometimes works well.
It's no surprise that the list of the youngest average
F1 podium ages is dominated by races from the last 10 - 15 years.
Scoring
an F1 podium is a special moment for any driver, but sometimes it takes a while for them to pick up a second...
The driver involved in the meme, recreating the meme, next to a painting of the meme, underneath
the F1 podium.
Danny - Ric changed the game when it comes to
F1 podiums with the Shoey, but he seems to have retired that activity now, which is a shame.
Not exact matches
He only competed in
F1 once in the following season and while he scored two
podiums in 1953 for Maserati, he failed to set the pace in qualifying.
It's one of the first commercial deals from
F1's new owners Liberty Media, with drivers now spraying $ 3000 champagne magnums on the
podium.
During this time Stewart took a win and three other
podiums whilst the works March squad (in its first year in
F1) managed just two second places and a fifth in the hands of Chris Amon - again, not bad, but for the second time in three years Tyrrell had outshone the manufacturer it had bought its cars from.
The end result still stood even after the FIA investigations and punishments, meaning Alonso, a young Nico Rosberg and Hamilton remains one of
F1's youngest
podiums.
His father made 306
F1 starts, winning 91 races, scoring 155
podiums, 68 pole positions and seven world titles in total.
Drivers entering
F1 have been getting younger and younger, especially in recent years, which makes for some pretty incredible average
podium ages
Because of this, and both Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya also being in their early
F1 years, it's the third youngest
podium in its history so far.
Well, now, the big
F1 deal has now been finalised and announced, so these expensive champagne bottles will remain on the
podium and we'll probably see the Carbon logo a lot more.
Some great
F1 racers sadly never get the chance to stand on the top step of the
podium, even though they deserved to score a race victory.
Despite never winning an
F1 race, Cheever still achieved a lot in his varied motorsport career, winning sports car races, finishing runner - up at Le Mans twice, racing in CART and standing on the top step of the
podium in IndyCar and winning the famous Indianapolis 500 in 1998.
- Nico Hulkenberg has never managed to win the Le Mans 24 Hours and finish on the
podium in an
F1 race during the same year.
Amon was highly rated in
F1 but sadly he never stood on the top step of the
podium, despite 11
podium finishes in his career.
But, while his
F1 career included plenty of
podiums and success, there were also a fair few funny moments and fails too.
The team hasn't scored a single
podium finish since Honda came back onto the
F1 scene, with just three top five finishes over the course of three seasons.
Before his first
F1 win, Rosberg had picked up five
podiums and come close to the top step on a few occasions, but it had never quite come together for him.
Daniel Ricciardo brought the shoey to
F1, and for a while it became the thing we all looked forward to most about seeing him on the
podium.
It was also the only
podium for the Larrousse team in its eight season in
F1.
Hunt's
F1 career was fairly short by modern standards but his talent never came into question — a series of
podiums and even a win for the tiny Hesketh team drew the attention of McLaren for 1976, a season which yielded six wins and the World Championship.
Formula 1 has seen plenty of Belgian drivers winning races and standing on the
podium however, and of course there have also been those with less impressive
F1 careers, but the same can be said of drivers from most countries.
Having made the «shoey» famous in the
F1 world, he brought it back to the
podium after winning the Malaysian Grand Prix.
But despite the near miss, Alonso feels it was his best season in
F1, followed by his final year with Ferrari in 2014 and 2016 rounding out the
podium.
No, he actually ranks 2012 as his best
F1 season — the one where Alonso won three races and nine further
podiums for Ferrari, just losing out on the title at the final hurdle.
McLaren's own career in
F1 as a driver spawned 100 starts, four wins — the first of which at the 1959 United States Grand Prix made him the youngest
F1 victor at the time — and 27
podiums in total.
Last year was Force India's best in
F1 so far, finishing fourth overall after a close fight with Williams and scoring two
podiums (both thanks to Perez).
Chances are, if an
F1 driver scores their first
podium, a second isn't too far away.
That would be the first of three wins for Wilson that season, which along with seven other
podiums was enough to give him the championship by a record margin over runner - up and future fellow
F1 driver, Mark Webber.
And Ricciardo brought it to
F1 on the
podium.
In the second race of the season at Imola he finished sixth to score his first
F1 point and followed it up throughout the rest of the year with four more points finishes, including two
podiums.
Michael Andretti finally got his McLaren onto the
podium in what would be his last
F1 race and Riccardo Patrese's fifth place turned out to be the final points he'd score in his long 17 - season career.
1st floor:
F1 team garages, control tower and offices for the staff 2nd floor: private boxes, control tower,
podium and media areas 3rd floor: private boxes and terrace
F1 2017 has been a fun, frantic season so far, with plenty of great racing, ridiculously good - looking cars and two teams vying for the top step of the
podium.
Although Kubica was on course for a
podium in Australia until he collided with Vettel, it quickly emerged that the
F1.09 wasn't the most competitive car.
The following year, his ability was fully realised in a much improved Sauber car and three
podiums over the campaign solidified his place in the sport, and the Telmex - Sauber money moan-fest was thrown firmly into the waste bin of
F1 history.
Lewis Hamilton's drive to the
podium having started outside the top 20 was only the 15th time this has happened in
F1 history — and he's done it twice.
Joining Unity on the
podium after two days of fierce competition were Origin, a team from Robert May's School, Odiham, who will represent England at the World Finals, and Hawk Racing from Colyton Grammar School, Devon, who have the opportunity to collaborate with an overseas
podium - winning
F1 in Schools team at the World Finals.
This P1 GTR is finished in the same yellow and green livery as the Harrods - sponsored
F1 GTR chassis # 06R that finished on the
podium at Le Mans in 1995.