When even Ferrari, the absolute icon of Italian engineering, plummets by more than fifteen percent on the stock market in a single day, it is not just financial news. It is a symbolic earthquake. It is a shockwave that reverberates through the very core of Europe’s industrial identity—built on engines, engineering, passion, and the freedom to create.
Domenico De Rosa observes the situation through the eyes of someone who lives within the company every day and feels its pulse. His judgment is clear. “This is not a mere hiccup,” he explains, “it is a signal. The stock market is not punishing a technical error, but a failure of vision. When even Ferrari loses the markets’ confidence the moment it talks about electric vehicles, it means that something fundamental is no longer working. The market does not believe in a future made up solely of batteries, bans, and regulations imposed by Brussels. It is confirmation that green ideology has crossed the line of industrial reason.”
De Rosa doesn’t speak in slogans, but from experience. For years, he has been denouncing the drift of a Europe that has confused the environment with bureaucracy and sustainability with punishing business. “Europe has replaced strategy with faith,” he explains, “it has abandoned technology and the economy to embrace a dogma—that of total decarbonization—which today seems disconnected from the realities of production. The 2035 ban, despite pressure from Italy and Germany, remains in place. It is as if Brussels has stopped listening to its factories. Instead of promoting technological neutrality—which is the true driver of innovation—it imposes a single path and stifles the freedom of research. And when confidence in Ferrari falls, confidence in the European model falls.”
Il Cavaliere knows well the power of the Maranello legend, and speaks of it with almost affectionate respect. “Ferrari is not a company; it is a symbol, a vision of man building something greater than himself. But legends thrive on consistency. When Ferrari announces an electric future, the market does not see an act of courage, but a betrayal of its very essence. Because the Prancing Horse is not just a car; it is a sound, a smell, a vibrating engine. Transforming all of this into silence and software is a huge risk. Even capital senses that an age-old balance is being disrupted, and it reacts.”
Behind the economic analysis lies a broader reflection. De Rosa calls it “the cultural crisis of industry.” “The ecological transition cannot be a forced march,” he explains, “but a shared journey. Companies must be guided, not forced. The Ferrari case shows that even the highest level of excellence can falter when politics forgets that industry thrives on time, research, and freedom. This collapse is not a failure of Ferrari, but of Europe. It is the result of a vision that has confused sustainability with moralism.”