Ferrari 2020 and 2021 comparison at Austrian Grand Prix. Ferrari 2020 and 2021 comparison at Austrian GP.

At the end of the first of the two Austrian races, Scuderia Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto specified that third position in the Constructors’ standings “is a goal, but not the main one”, setting the focus on progress “in view of next year and seasons to come”. Relieving the pressure on the individual results of this Formula One season to embrace a broader view, along the lines of what was observed by the president John Elkann a few days earlier: “Ferrari is in absolute improvement and this is a good premise for doing more”.

Team progress which should be followed by a progress of the results, as we await for the 2022 which has been targeted by Maranello as the right opportunity to open that “winning cycle” far more important than individual victories. And to do so, as early as mid-June, the Reds stopped the design of new components on the SF21, concentrating all efforts on next year’s car, which since January has been made available to Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in the simulator. In this general picture, Ferrari is currently in fourth place in the constructors’ standings at -19 from McLaren Mercedes, fighting for third place, but without the anxiety of receiving a judgment based on the placement. At an economic level – based on the 2020 dividends (as also claimed by Auto Motor und Sport in recent months) – there is a gap of 8 million dollars between the two positions. And in terms of results, the comparison with 2020 can only be positive.

Ferrari 2020 and 2021 comparison at the Austrian Grand Prix:

By “best position” we mean the result of the best placed driver