Ex-chief engineer sees 'climate of fear' at Ferrari


Members of the Ferrari F1 team look at a monitor inside the team garage during the qualifying session for the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit October 8, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/Pool

(Reuters) - Ferrari are suffering from a "climate of fear" with staff reluctant to take risks in case they are fired, according to the Italian Formula One team's former chief engineer Luca Baldisserri.

"Unfortunately, neither (chairman Sergio) Marchionne nor (team principal Maurizio) Arrivabene have racing experience, a culture that has been lost at the top of the team," he told Italy's Corriere dello Sport newspaper.

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