Piero Ferrari - Ferrari board member and sole surviving son of the company’s founder Enzo Ferrari - has been talking to The Guardian, and highlighted a massive contradiction in their argument about the future of Formula 1.

Ferrari’s problem is two-fold: the budget cap, and the two-tier regulations. Let’s ignore the budget cap. He told The Guardian:

“­Everybody on the grid has to start with the same rules, otherwise there’s no ­competition.”

Okay, that’s clear. Later, he said:

“I strongly believe that if you look at the past of Ferrari, today’s image is born from victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and sports and GT racing.”

It’s been widely suggested that Le Mans is something Ferrari would consider concentrating on in place of Formula 1.

But, in Le Mans racing, does everybody on the grid start with the same rules? LMP1, LMP2, GT1, GT2. Hmm. That’ll be a no then.

I’m being rather pedantic, admittedly - it’s not the same as classes in Le Mans - and I’m picking and choosing quotes. But I do think it demonstrates that Ferrari’s concerns aren’t really with the regulations at all, but purely the fact that the changes are being made outside of Ferrari’s control.