Is former Ferrari 'dream team' member set for return?

[John S]

Crash.net suggests Rory Bryne may be set for a return to Maranello.                           

Whilst Byrne may add confidence to any Ferrari effort I think Stefano is kidding himself with comments like "the car for next year will have fewer areas where you can find something else in the rules". If he really thinks Adrian's team will have less room for innovation next year he is probably in for a suprise, - again.  

Rumours abound that Rory Byrne, who formed a fifth of the famed Ferrari 'dream team' that delivered five successive championships for Michael Schumacher, is being drafted in to help turn around its fortunes for 2012.

Both El Pais, courtesy of wannabe F1 returnee Joan Villadelprat, and AS have reported that South African Byrne had been lured out of his Far East retirement to link up with Ferrari's new technical director Pat Fry. The team, meanwhile, insists that next year's car has been designed, following the exit of Byrne's replacement Aldo Costa, by Nicholas Tombazis.

Ferrari has already admitted that it is focusing its endeavours on 2012, and Domenicali is optimistic that impending rule changes surrounding the siting of exhausts and effectiveness of diffusers will level the playing field somewhat.

"[Red Bull] are good, but I think this area of the blown diffuser is precisely where we have not been able to get the performance we wanted," he opined, "They have been very good with this, but I think the car for next year will have fewer areas where you can find something else in the rules, so I am quite optimistic because we started [next year's car] very early - some people will say in August - and the first wind tunnel numbers are very encouraging."

Extracts from item on Crash.net, Today.

[David]

Good news, I just hope they put a good car together for next year. It's hasn't been great for us Ferrari fans this past few years.