Steiner has heard from Binotto that the 2023 Ferrari engine will be a “bomb”.

It has cost the Ferrari team quite a few points this year that its power source, which has greatly improved in performance, has proved unreliable. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz also dropped out of several races with engine failures, and were also penalized three times for changing engines. And team boss Mattia Binotto also revealed over the end-of-season weekend that they had to cut back on their performances due to mistakes in the first half of the year.

According to Italian sources, the ignition process of the internal combustion engine has been the weak point of this year’s drive units, for which Binotto had already stated in the summer that they would only have a long-term solution. According to the chronicles, under the guidance of Enrico Gualtieri, who manages the engine department, in the meantime it has been possible to eliminate the error, and this can translate into a significant improvement in performance.

Günther Steiner, who received a local1 award in Faenza over the weekend, revealed in a press conference that he had only received good news from engine supply partner Haast.

“On Thursday I met Mattia Binotto and he told me that next year’s engine will be a bomb”.

“Ferrari receives serious support in Emilia-Romagna. If they become competitive next year, it can only be good for us, as that would mean next year’s resource will be competitive.” the Haas team boss said.

While Ferrari’s engine has exploded more than once this year, this time it has hardly used the term “bomb” in a negative sense…

By the way, Steiner is also pleased with Haas’ season this year, even though their performance has dropped significantly since the beginning of the year. “We had two difficult years during the pandemic, but the championship that just ended ended well, even if it could have been better. We perceive this as a year of development. Kevin (Magnussen) gave us a pole position, which was not in our plans We want to develop further in 2023.”

“Our goal is to take another step in the championship, always fighting for points and one day for the podium. Big goals are needed to grow”

– said the team boss of this year’s 8th place constructors.

Regarding the fact that their technical director, Simone Resta, was also awarded in Faenza, he remarked: “Simone has contributed a lot to the development of the team. Next year’s car will bring progress. And we hope to be able to defeat Alpha Tauri again” – teased the local team when they were already in Faenza…