Scuderia Ferrari cofnrimed that the new engine used on Charles Leclerc’s SF21 car last weekend in the Russian Grand Prix provided small performance gains but most importantly was a significant step forward in terms of technology.
The Maranello team is working hard to improve its power unit, which was the biggest problem last season, before a freeze on development comes into effect from the 2022 F1 championship:
Scuderia Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies confirmed the Italian side was “satisfied” with the introduction of the updated power unit in Sochi last weekend. “There is no game changer there, but it’s working smoothly.”
Team principal Mattia Binotto did not want to enlarge upon the extend of the gains Ferrari made, which is believed to be a single-digit increase in terms of horsepower.
“It is a step in terms of performance. But as Laurent said already, what’s more important for us certainly is it has pushed forward as much as we could that new technology because it will certainly help in the view of 2022 in terms of experience we can do. I’m happy now that Charles got it for and got it for the rest of the season, which still is somehow a step.” – Mattia Binotto added.
Charles Leclerc said there was a noticeable improvement from his power unit when he ran it for the first time on Friday. “I feel that it is a little bit better, which is great, and obviously the data confirms it,” he said. “It’s great to feel it and to see.”
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