Scuderia Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has admitted that “no compromises” have been made as the Maranello team focused on its 2022 project with the clear goal of “long-term” success.
The 2022 championship is seen as a great opportunity given the fact that Formula 1 will introduce a new set of rules and aerodynamic regulations, with teams therefore starting their new projects from a largely blank sheet of paper. After a poor 2020 season, Scuderia Ferrari bounced back spectacularly in 2021 and defeated Mclaren in the fight for third place in the Formula 1 Constructor Standings, which was the best result Ferrari could hope for in 2021. Choose ladbrokes to bet on F1 in 2022
Formula 1 introduced a budget cap for the first time last campaign, as the Italian side decided to stop the development of the SF21 car early in the season in order to focus on the current season, compromising 2021 to make sure they have a better chance of fighting for race wins in 2022.
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Explaining how Scuderia Ferrari was able to adjust its structure to fit the budget cap, Mattia Binotto said:
“Certainly, we had a big budget, maybe not the biggest. But with the financial regulations and the budget cap, we had to cut some of the developments and to cut parts of our organisation. When you’ve got a cap, no doubt you need to limit yourselves. As Ferrari, as first, we identified 2022 as our top priority, so no compromises have been done in developing the 2022 cars. The reason for putting 2022 as a top priority is, I think, quite straight and obvious. It’s a new era in terms of regulations and more than that I think that knowing that we are behind in terms of team capacity compared to the best competitors this is why it was important for us to really focus on the future and try to do our best for whatever will be our medium or long-term future. That’s why compromised the 2021 [development].” – he added.
Despite the fact that the aerodynamic regulations will be new, the power unit specifications remain the same for the next four years, which means Ferrari has to get everything right with the new hybrid system and the rest of the power unit:
“We addressed a few issues on car behaviour at the very start, in the first two or three races, but then we stopped completely the development and focused on 2022, except on the power unit, which we introduced in Sochi, Russia as the first development.” – Scuderia Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto concluded.
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