A gesture of respect and honour from Mercedes for Ferrari: this weekend at Mugello – special red Mercedes Safety Cars, to honour Ferrari in their 1000th F1 race. Mercedes wanted to honour the Italian side this week and had asked for permission in advance at the Ferrari headquarters in Maranello if they are allowed to do it. And Ferrari agreed to the idea.
At the same time, Haas chief Guenther Steiner admitted that Formula 1 would only be half of what it is today without Scuderia Ferrari, ahead of the Maranello team’s 1000th race. The Italian side remains the only outfit to have competed in every F1 world championship since 1950 and will celebrate reaching the significant milestone at their own circuit at Mugello this weekend.
To commemorate, Ferrari will run a burgundy red livery to match their first racing car the 125 S, while 2,880 fans are to be allowed into the track, the first spectators to attend a race this year.
“Formula 1 without Ferrari would only be half of Formula 1,” he said. “That’s what we have to be honest about. They’ve been there since almost the beginning and they’re just such a big part of what Formula One is now.”
Guenther Steiner also highlighted the importance of Ferrari to Haas’ existence in F1, having been close technical partners since 2016.
“Honestly, without Ferrari, we wouldn’t be here either. In the beginning, when we tried to find a different way to do it, they were listening to us and entertaining us,” he said – “We then found a solution where we could enter F1. Entering F1 without a partner, starting from nothing, it’s almost impossible – I’m not saying impossible, there’s always someone that can do the impossible. Put simply though, without them, we wouldn’t be here. Our relationship with Ferrari was always very good, and it’s continued to improve with time.”- he concluded.
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