Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto shares his thoughts on the Italian side’s preparations at the Bahrain International Circuit in the official pre-season testing session ahead of the 2022 championship:
“We cannot draw any definite conclusions, because it will take a few races before we can get a picture of the pecking order among the teams. However, what we can say now is that these past few days have been positive for us.
We were well prepared for these test sessions, as can be seen from the fact we were able to run consistently, without any significant issues, which allowed us to complete more laps than any other team. Our main aim was to gather as much data as possible to understand this completely new car, correlating it with what we had from our tools back in the factory, primarily the simulator.
It’s very hard to say where we are in performance terms and there’s no reason why the frontrunners from last season should not once again be the favourites. We will try to be ahead of the chasing pack, which I hope to be very evenly matched.
Our car is a good basis on which to build and to maximise its potential given that, with such a long season, car development will play a vital role.
Charles and Carlos came into these tests in great shape and they have made a major contribution to us getting the most out of these days.
Finally, it’s great to see so many different interpretations of the rules among all the teams. We can expect a very interesting season!” – the Ferrari boss explained, as reported by the Maranello team’s official website at the end of the 2022 Bahrain testing session.
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