Ferrari lays the foundations to return to victory by 2022

What if 2020 and 2021 were already put aside by the Team Ferrari ? In delicacy with his car SF1000, whose aero and engine performances are well below initial expectations, in addition to the comparison with past years, the Italian brand seems to have started in-depth work for the future.

An entire team seems focused on the 2022 objective, the year of the great regulatory upheaval in F1, as estimated by John Elkann, president of the Maranello brand.

“A long road awaits us, indicates the manager in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport. When Jean Todt began this historic cycle in 2000, we emerged from a famine that lasted more than 20 years.

It took a long time, from his arrival in 1993 to when he brought Ferrari back to victory. The important thing, then, is to work on and off the track, bringing cohesion and stability, building the Ferrari we want step by step.

This year we are not competitive due to design errors on the car. We have a series of structural weaknesses that have existed for some time both in terms of aerodynamics and vehicle dynamics. We also lost engine power.

Today, we are laying the foundations to be competitive and return to victory when the rules change in 2022. I'm convinced. Mattia Binotto has the characteristics and skills to start a new winning cycle. »

The head of Sports Management at Scuderia Ferrari thus confirmed an internal organizational change last week, as one of the stones in the building built to bring the Reds back to the top.

In 2021, Ferrari will be able to count on the reinforcement of Carlos Sainz, future teammate of Charles Leclerc.