Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene says he doesn't care about detrimental comments from former driver Fernando Alonso.
Alonso left Ferrari at the end of 2014 to join McLaren, allowing Sebastian Vettel to move to Maranello as the double world champion's replacement. While McLaren has been struggling, Alonso repeatedly insists he is happy with his move because he believes he would always finish second at Ferrari.
When asked about Alonso's stance during an interview with the official Formula One website, Arrivabene says the Spaniard's comments don't bother him.
"I am thinking about Vettel, about Kimi (Raikkonen), and about the team," Arrivabene said. "The team is above everything. And people can say whatever they want. I know that what he said is not polite, but I don’t care."
And Arrivabene says rebuilding the team spirit at Ferrari was one of the most crucial tasks he identified when he took over as team principal.
"When I first came I saw a team that was quite divided - most of the guys were very defensive and I thought to myself: this is not the team that I recognise. My first task was to put them together again."
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