A few days ago Mercedes officially confirmed the appointment of a new technical director in view of the 2022 Formula 1 season, a position that does not seem to exist at Ferrari which has decided to follow the path of continuity in the hope of returning to fight for the world championship next year.
As we wait for the current Formula 1 season to resume in Imola, which will host the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix next week, all the the teams are already working on 2022 with Mercedes and Ferrari who have chosen similar paths in view of next season’s regulatory revolution, giving confidence to the technicians who have grown up in Brackley and Maranello in recent years. If the decision of the world champions is understandable given how much they have won in recent years, the move of Ferrari is more risky considering that the Italian side has not won a title since 2008.
A change that for the Black Arrows began in 2020, when Andy Cowell left the team. The generational change continued with the announcement a few days ago that James Allisson will remain in Mercedes but will change his role, while the new sporting director will be Mike Eliott.
Moves that show two things: the first is that despite the difficulties of the W12, Mercedes does not intend to focus only on the fight with Red Bull. The second is the fact that Mercedes is determined to continue winning even with the new regulation considered by Toto Wolff only a way to put an end to the winning cycle of the Stuttgart company.
Same strategy chosen by Scuderia Ferrari. During one of the most difficult world championships in its history, John Elkann rejected the idea of changing the management of the Maranallo team, confirming Mattia Binotto who also recently expressed his confidence that in 2022 Ferrari will return to fight for the titles.
Despite these declarations and that the team has started working on the 2022 project in Maranello since January, there are some doubts. In particular, the non-arrival of a new technical director, making it seem like this position will once again be covered by Mattia Binotto who for this reason will not be at all the races this year, while the only novelty was the return of Rory Byrne as a consultant.
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