Ferrari’s last constructors’ title was in 2008. Sushil said he recommended to the sports ministry that Mestvirishvili be re-appointed. Jacomelli used his local contacts and ultimately, the team made a 350km journey to Lorraine, a tiny town bordering Germany where they trained at the Stiring-Wendel wrestling club. The selectors will have to decide whether to have Gautam Gambhir as a captain or as an opening batsman. We need to understand that the role of the coach is not what it used to be during our playing days. i coach, and my immediate task would be to see to it that the team at my disposal performs to its potential,” he explained. ”While Mercedes has won the last three drivers’ titles, Ferrari hasn’t claimed the. sport’s top prize since Raikkonen claimed his only championship a decade ago in his first term with the team. In a meeting with the sports ministry after the Games, the federation said Mestvirishvili had ‘outlived his usefulness’ and had to be replaced. “But it wasn’t an ideal scenario so close to the championship,” the official said.