“The goal for 2022 was to be competitive again, the world title is another level”. The Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto was very frank interviewed by the BBC in not exaggerating the expectations of the Maranello team. Ferrari has returned from two unsuccessful seasons and opened 2022 with a double in Bahrain, also establishing itself in Australia with Charles Leclerc.
The rocket start gave great enthusiasm, but Red Bull’s response came on time, as did Ferrari’s in terms of positive updates brought to Barcelona. THE reliability issues are slowing down the roadmap of Charles Leclerc, who has nevertheless declared himself world champion at the end of 2022. Whatever the outcome in Abu Dhabi, what matters is that Ferrari has returned to play a leading role in F1. This was underlined by the CEO of the Maranello company Benedetto Vigna on the occasion of the speech given at Capital Markets Day, in which he also had the opportunity to present the first industrial plan that bears his signature.
“Our Formula 1 team – Vigna’s words – is back at the top of the starting grid and on the top step of the podium, thanks to our talented drivers and the F1-75, which has already shown its winning skills. It is truly a great satisfaction for the whole team and for me to see that the hard work begins to pay off. We will continue to fight in every race, always with passion, ambition and the humility that comes from the constant desire to learn.“.
Therefore, no blame on the part of Vigna, on the contrary, the technical knockouts of the last races are part of a necessary growth path to be crossed when it was decided to privilege performance in the design and development phase. Words that surely would have pleased Mattia Binotto and all his men who will go hunting for redemption in Canada from tomorrow in a delicate weekend that could see Charles Leclerc forced to get back into the race following a probable penalty to be served on the starting grid due to the introduction of the fourth turbo of the season.
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