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Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne makes organisational changes after 'ugly' Malaysia issues

Ferrari's double dose of engine trouble at the Malaysian Grand Prix has prompted company president Sergio Marchionne to make organisational changes to improve "the quality department" of the Formula One team.

After being involved in a collision with teammate Kimi Raikkonen and Red Bull's Max Verstappen in Singapore, Sebastian Vettel's championship ambitions took suffered a major blow in Sepang after an engine issue in qualifying forced him to start from the back of the grid. Raikkonen qualified second and looked set to take the fight to Lewis Hamilton, only to encounter similar issues in the build-up to the race.