Italian businessman Piero Ferrari, son of Enzo Ferrari and current vice-president of Ferrari, intends to put his affairs in order this season and see the Maranello team gradually return to the top of Formula 1. His target for the 2021 Formula 1 season is at least one win for Ferrari.
The Italian side experienced one of the worst championships ever in Formula One last year. This season must be different, Piero Ferrari warned: “In the 23 races ahead of us I want to prove that we understood what was wrong and that we know what we have to do to get back on track. Then of course the road will be long, but we are Ferrari, we have to send out a signal”, Ferrari said, as reported by the Italian news website Quotidiano.net.
In doing so, the target is clear. “I hope to win at least one Grand Prix this season. I don’t think I’m asking too much…” A race win this year would be extra special. “In 2021 it will be seventy years since we first won a Grand Prix. It was 1951 and Argentine Froilan Gonzalez triumphed at Silverstone.” – he explained.
Mattia Binotto under a magnifying glass
It is up to Scuderia Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto to bring the Italian side back to the top, with Ferrari indicating that the Italian is under a magnifying glass. “Every one of us in Ferrari is always under the microscope, it’s part of our DNA.” On the drivers, he is full of praise. “I think our drivers are very good. Leclerc is young, but he’s already a guarantee. Sainz is new to us. I don’t know him as much, of course, but I know he has settled into the team well.” – he concluded.
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