Scuderia Ferrari has officially confirmed that it will fit its new power unit to Carlos Sainz Jnr’s SF21 car in the next round of the 2021 Formula One season, the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park.
Charles Leclerc was the first of the Maranello team’s drivers to use the upgraded power unit two weeks ago in the previous round, which was held at Sochi Autodrom in Russia. Despite the fact that the upgrade applies only to the hybrid part of the hardware, Carlos Sainz’s entire power unit will be replaced, Ferrari confirmed earlier today, as the new hybrid system is effectively being race tested with a view to 2022:
“As was the case for Charles Leclerc in Russia, in Turkey Carlos Sainz will take a completely new power unit fitted with the new hybrid system,” said the team in a statement. “Therefore he will start from the back of the grid with the aim of climbing up the order to try and score some points.”
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The team’s power unit customers Alfa Romeo and Haas are not expected to receive the upgraded power unit before the end of the season.
At the same time, Scuderia Ferrari also confirmed that team principal Mattia Binotto will not attend the Turkish Grand Prix but will supervise operations from the Maranello team’s factory in Italy instead. While he will follow the team’s progress through their remote garage, Ferrari said his focus will be on development of their new car for the 2022 Formula 1 season.
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