Gary Anderson, a veteran formula one engineer, thinks James Allison is the right man to join Ferrari.
Amid speculation Lotus’ now-departed technical director will shortly re-surface at Maranello, team boss Stefano Domenicali insisted at the Nurburgring that "I will not make a comment".
Anderson, however - now a technical expert for the BBC as well as the German-language Speed Week - thinks signing Briton Allison, 45, is right for Ferrari.
"That would be a brilliant move," Anderson, the former designer of F1 cars for Jordan and Jaguar, told Speed Week.
"I’ve always said that Ferrari is lacking not resources, but a man of vision. And James is such a man."