Mattia Binotto has provided an update on the status of the 2022 car’s conception, which should allow Ferrari to once again fight for the world title.
The Formula 1 in a few months it will embark on a new era that promises to revolutionize it at all levels. And Ferrari wants to take advantage of this renewal to return to the top and resume the dispute for the world title.
The key to this plan will be the new car, which, like that of the rest of the competitors, will represent an almost total break with the current one. And, in the case of FerrariEven in the engine aspect, as the Italians have decided to develop a completely new engine despite the continuity of the regulations in this regard.
“It is time to continue working on the shape of the body, on the aerodynamics, etc”
In 2022, the development of the engines will be frozen until the arrival of the next regulation in 2026, thus allowing teams and riders to reduce costs significantly. That is why Ferrari wants to get to that point with the best possible engine and guarantee good performance for years to come.
“We know that we still have a performance disadvantage in the power unit, so the goal is to try to eliminate it,” he says. Mattia binotto. “We are working very hard with the engine and we are at that key moment in which we must find more performance, but also begin to fully homologate the reliability of the product for the next season.”
The chassis, in production
Similarly, Ferrari has already started to build the first chassis of the new car, while beginning to focus almost entirely on the aerodynamics of the car.
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“Now is the time when you normally freeze the chassis geometries and the whole concept of the car, the suspension designs, the cooling, so let’s just say the concept is certainly well advanced. And while the concept is frozen, the chassis is already in production », confirms the director of Ferrari.
“It is time to continue working on the shape of the body, on the aerodynamics, etc. We are also working a lot on the power unit, which it will be completely new in terms of, let me say, concept and design », he emphasizes.