Earlier this month, Scuderia Ferrari confirmed that they will launch their 2021 challenger, the SF21, and their new-look team in a two-part event, starting on February 26. In a short video on their social media accounts, the Italian side showed the SF21 roaring into life for the first time, urging fans to “stay tuned” with the team launch confirmed for February 26 2021, the first of two events.
Ferrari go into the 2021 season armed with a new driver pairing. Charles Leclerc remains, but on the other side of the garage will now be Carlos Sainz who makes the move from McLaren. And it has been confirmed the launch will take place across two online events, the first on February 26, which will be the team launch, and the second on March 10 when the SF21 will be unveiled.
It now appears that Scuderia Ferrari has been sending invitations on Twitter to a group of selected “avid supporters”, offering them the possibility to take part in the team launch, due to take place on February 26.
What exactly special access will be provided by these invitations remains to be seen, as the Italian side has not yet released further details regarding plans for the online event which will take place in less than ten days.
Ferrari will be hoping the SF21 proves to be a sizeable upgrade on their previous challenger, the SF1000. Hampered by a struggling power unit, Ferrari slumped to a 40-year low P6 in the 2020 Constructors’ Championship, making the podium on only three occasions.
The fact development between the 2020 and 2021 challengers has, and will continue to be, heavily restricted will only make Ferrari’s task more challenging, but team principal Mattia Binotto is confident his team have made gains in the areas permitted for tweaks.
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