Ferrari fans can be reassured by the performances offered by the Maranello team during this 2021 Formula One season, given the current limitations on development on the technical and engine side. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have managed to exploit the good technical recovery of the Prancing Horse into some positive results, and in this championship final the men of Mattia Binotto are confident in thei chances of winning the fight with McLaren for third place in the constructors standings, currently still held by McLaren Mercedes. Four podiums obviously cannot be enough for the historic team from Maranello, which has not won the race since September 2019 (the Singapore Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel) and is short of world championship success since 2008 in constructors standings and since 2007 with the drivers (Kimi Raikkonen).
The focus is clearly on the 2022 season, when the regulatory revolution will give concrete possibilities of recovery to the teams that during the last few years have attempted to challenge Mercedes and Ferrari “from what we can guess, may have done its homework well”, explains La Gazzetta dello Sport, adding that the Maranello team has moved in time on the project related to chassis and aerodynamics. With the new simulator ready shortly and the news related to the power unit “on paper”, the Red team believes it is adequately prepared, but – reads the Milanese newspaper – “the ‘goal opportunity’ is as exciting as it is insidious”. In fact, 2022 could “also be very cruel, in the event that a seat is not taken in first class. Not taking the main road immediately would entail yet another strenuous run-up “. The Italian newspaper concludes: “These are important days in Maranello. The future is now, it should be accompanied with a little optimism “.
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