Ferrari is no longer a team but a group of scared people afraid of being fired in disgrace, according to former chief engineer Luca Baldisserri.Ferraris season has gone from bad to worse in 2016, having gone from expecting to challenge Mercedes for the championship to dropping to third behind Red Bull in the constructors championship. The team has not won a race in 2016 and has made numerous strategy blunders through the season, most recently at the Japanese Grand Prix, while it also lost technical chief James Allison on the eve of next seasons radical aerodynamic revamp.Unfortunately neither [president Sergio] Marchionne nor [team boss Maurizio] Arrivabene have experience in racing, a culture that the Scuderia of today has lost, Baldisserri told Corriere dello Sport in an interview. They are no longer a team, but a group of scared people. There is a climate of fear. The boys dont take risks for fear of being fired in disgrace.Team boss Maurizio Arrivabene caused a stir in Japan when he said Sebastian Vettel would have to earn a contract renewal like any other member of the team. Baldisserri thinks the team should do everything it can to retain the services of the German beyond his current contract, which expires in 2017.Raikkonen is doing better than in 2015, Vettel a lot worse ... Its important for Ferrari to recover him and to hold on to him, at least in the short term.Since Allisons departure, Ferrari has reverted towards a McLaren-style technical operation headed by several figures instead of one over-arching boss. Mattia Binotto has taken over as chief technical officer, something Baldisserri thinks is the wrong position for the former engine chief.Mattia knows how to motivate people, he has great experience but he is not a technical director. He knows he cannot design a car and does not have deep knowledge of the chassis, aerodynamics or mechanical side. He would be a good team principal instead.Adidas Prophere Ale .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. Adidas Gazelle Kengät . The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday. http://www.nmdhalvalla.com/adidas-gazelle-halvalla.html . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual. Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. Adidas Prophere Suomi . 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Adidas Kengät Halvalla .com) - Yankee Stadium is the home of the Bronx Bombers, but on Sunday afternoon it will open its gates to host the latest addition of the Hudson River Rivalry.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- DeMarcus Cousins had 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter for the Sacramento Kings, who never trailed in defeating the winless New Orleans Pelicans 102-94 on Tuesday night.It was the second straight victory for the Kings (4-5), who were 1-7 in their first eight games last season,Rudy Gay had 21 points and Aaron Afflalo added 15 for the Kings, who had dropped six straight games to New Orleans, dating to Nov. 25, 2014.Kings point guard Darren Collison had nine points in his first game this season. Collison, who entered the game late in the opening quarter, missed the first eight games, serving a suspension for a domestic violence incident in the summer.Anthony Davis had 34 points and eight rebounds for the Pelicans, who have started the season with eight straight losses, matching the 2004-05 team for the worst start in franchise history. Rookie guard Buddy Hield had 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter and ETwaun Moore added 13.Its been a miserable start to the season for New Orleans, which is without three starters -- Jrue Holiday (personal reasons), Tyreke Evans (right knee) and Quincy Poindexter (left knee).After Hield scored six straight points to pull the Pelicans within five, Affalo hit a 3 and was fouled.dddddddddddd. He made the free throw, completing a four-point play and giving the Kings a 97-88 lead with 45 seconds left.Despite 14 points from Davis, the Pelicans could not cut into the Kings lead and still trailed 76-70 entering the fourth.TIP-INSPelicans: Due to a foul that put them over the limit and wasnt noticed, the final 18.9 seconds of the first half were replayed after intermission. The replay led to a five-point halftime lead rather than a three-point lead by the Kings. ... Hield struggled in the first half, missing his first four shots and had two first-half points.Kings: Cousins, who has seen his rebounds totals dip this year, had four boards. ... Willie Cauley-Stein had five fouls in 13 minutes, but also contributed nine points and three blocks. ... This was the first of seven of eight games at home. The lone road game is Friday in Portland.UP NEXTPelicans: Finish a three-game trip Thursday in Milwaukee.Kings: Host the LA Lakers on Thursday. ' ' '