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Kerala Ayurveda Limited | Cuemath | American Express | IIM Calcutta

The Man From Maranello… Sometimes, in the middle of team meetings, and 1/1 work conversations, a particular Ferrari mechanic comes into play. You could say he is one my many role models. Except I don’t know his name. If you have a few seconds today, pls watch this video, including the first 10 seconds of nothing. Focus on the mechanic replacing the rear left tire before you read any further. And then if you have another few seconds, watch him again; see him with my eyes… It is 2013, a few years after the heydays of Ferrari. After the days of Todt-Brawn-Schumi-Barrichello, when they won everything that was to be won. Including hearts and minds the world over. The Australian GP; start of a new season. And a possible bounce back, after a few difficult years. Despite having practised the tire change 100s of times every race weekend, and possibly another few thousand times back at the factory - watch the man fidget as he readies himself. In a positive, nervous, restless way. No complacency, not even a ‘I have done this before’. In the moment. Nowhere else, nothing else. Repeatedly checking the wheel gun. Cleaning the ‘box’ of any last moment speck of dust or loose rubber. Watch him move towards the oncoming car in anticipation. Doing his job perfectly, then - the rest of it is my interpretation, as he rises slowly - becoming the last one to leave, rearranging equipment, while replaying the moment in his head; could anything have been done a bit better, by him or others on his side of the car..? Ferrari finished the race 2nd and 4th, behind a Renault and a Red Bull respectively. If I know anything about people, he would also have been the one consoling the other mechs for missing out on the top step, making / arranging dinner that night, raising a measured toast for the 2nd and 4th place (good results, compared to recent years, but no one goes to race to come second), and rallying the troops for the next race. If I can be in a team of only two people, I want him to be the other one…and till I find out his name, I call him “That man from Maranello”

Ferrari F1 Pit Stop Perfection

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Vikas Puthran

Non-Profit Management, Child Protection, Social Causes

1y

Hopefully this is the year for Ferrari again 🙂

Sonam Singh

Cuemath | Specialist in Strategy Planning | Specialist in Business and Growth | Customer Success Management | Customer Retention | Operations- Managing teacher community

1y

Thanks Roy for this

I will always remember this video! And lesson learnt from it

Navneet Jha

Lead Product Manager @Vista|| Product Management || Ex Visa || Ex Amex

1y

Always remember this video played in Amex meetings. Thanks for introducing the lesson Roy !!

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