Scuderia Ferrari completed the filming day in Monza. Charles Leclerc got behind the wheel of the F1-75 car at the Italian circuit to allow the Maranello team’s TV crew to get footage for commercials: Ferrari needed new footage after it removed the Kaspersky logo from its cars, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Maranello team therefore planned a day in Monza to film promotional material available for its partners who support the team. The Monegasque driver alternated short runs with long stops to complete the 17 laps allowed by the FIA, equal to a distance of 100 km.
Among the curious people who managed to evade the beefed up security to prevent onlookers getting in, there was a rumor that Ferrari had from electrical problems with the power unit 066/7, because the F1-75 fell silent at the end of the straight, just before the Variante and then it was not restarted, but was pushed back by the mechanics towards the pit lane, because if Charles had also covered the last lap he would have broken the 100 km limit.
No problem, therefore, but only the maximum exploitation of what is allowed by the rules. It goes without saying that Ferrari tried to choose the filming day date that was also functional for the debut of the first F1-75 developments which will debut at the next round of the 2022 Formula One season, the Spanish GP.
Access to the track was strictly prohibited for fans, with barriers set up on access roads, and only one spy shot had emerged – which shows the F1-75 heavily obscured by barriers so its key details cannot be seen. Every road, every passage was blocked and monitored by a very diligent and attentive security, also blocking areas of the park that are not part of the track.
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The updates have not been seen for now on the F1-75 car, even if Charles used a rear wing with a lot of downforce, certainly not suitable for the top speeds of the Monza circuit. The test was attended by an FIA commissioner who had the opportunity to verify the compliance of the F1-75 with the rules imposed for filming days, after the somewhat specious controversy that had been unleashed by McLaren and Red Bull after the Pirelli tire testing session at Imola.
