Italian media pinpoints importance of 2022 Formula 1 season for Ferrari

In few sports, the 2022 that has just begun will represent such a great turning point as in Formula 1. After being postponed for a year and thus paradoxically allowing us to witness one of the most spectacular and memorable seasons ever, the long-awaited technical revolution desired by the top management of the sport – Ross Brawn above all – is ready to go on stage.

New cars, theoretically more suited to battling on the track, and – at least this is the hope of Stefano Domenicali – a much more balanced grid that will prevent a single team from monopolizing entire seasons, as happened in recent years with Red Bull first and Mercedes then.

Scuderia Ferrari is part of this revolutionary context. The Maranello team has not won a Drivers’ World Championship since 2007, a Constructors’ title since 2008 and a Formula One Grand Prix since 2019. The 2021 campaign represented a restart year for the Prancing Horse, but finishing third in the constructors’ championship at 290 points from first place certainly cannot be the target for a team like Ferrari. Team Principal Mattia Binotto has always talked about the introduction of the new regulations as the moment when the Italian side should be ready to return to the top. Now is the time to turn words into action. It is not mandatory to win, but it is mandatory to compete on a regular basis for the top spot.

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In the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera, journalist Daniele Sparisci analyzed what could – and must – be 2022 for the Scuderia:

“The countdown has been running fast for months, 2022 is one of the most anticipated seasons ever. […]. In Maranello they have staked everything on this championship […] sacrificing the previous ones […]. Charles Leclerc is heading into his fourth season in with the team and faces a decisive career crossroads with a contract until 2024, and with a teammate, Carlos Sainz, who scored more points than him on his debut. […]. The drivers chapter is the most solid part of Ferrari, on the rest the hopes and the unknowns concern the ability to have interpreted the new rules well. […] Mattia Binotto is focused on the future with the single-seater that will be unveiled in February. It’s another zero year in the factory and on the track […]. Behind the scenes there is a cautious optimism on the choices for engine and aerodynamics, but the cards are very well hidden. Waiting for the lie detector to speak ”. – the Italian journalist wrote.