The Italian team Ferrari presented this Tuesday The SF-23, the new Ferrari car for the Formula 1 World Championshipwith a staging different from that of the rest of the teams, since the Spanish Carlos Sainz and the Monegasque Charles Leclerc premiered it on the track.
It was not a presentation to the usual that of Ferrari, which gathered in Maranello (Emilia-Romagna, north), in the Fiorano circuit, a hundred fans of the Italian team to witness the premiere of the new car.
A single-seater that maintains its traditional aesthetic, without surprises, in which red predominates and stands out from the rest of the components.
“It is very beautiful, more than last year. And I already thought it was impossible to be prettier. Now let’s start with the little things: the brakes, the lengths… First impressions,” Sainz said of the new car.
“It is unique to be here. It’s incredible to have this setting in Maranello with all the history it has, Ferrari is the only team with this atmosphere”, added the Madrid driver.
The last race of last season took place on November 20: “It has been a long winter break. I have been on vacation in December, but in January my body asked me for action and we are already prepared for everything that is to come”.
A new season in which Leclerc will be measured againwith whom he confirmed having a great relationship off the track.
“Normally we are very close (in times), but I will always try to be the fastest. Whenever we are on the track we compete, that is the good thing about having a good relationship outside and on the track, always with respect”, he explained.
Something that Leclerc himself reinforced: “We will make each other better until the end.”
The Monegasque driver, who finished second in the drivers’ championship last year, only behind the Dutchman Max Verstappen (RedBull), made it clear what his objective, expectations and aspirations were.
“I can’t wait to start the World Cup. 2022 was a step forward compared to 2021 and 2020, so I’m looking forward to starting this year. The goal is to win. The feeling of winning is what motivates me. I’m looking forward to getting back in the car and hopefully I can win”, said the driver, who completed the first two laps of the car around the circuit.
“I felt good, everything went perfect,” he said as soon as he got out of the car. “With two laps it is complicated, but I have already given the ‘feedback’ to the mechanics”, she pointed out.
For his part, the general director of the Ferrari team, the Frenchman Fred Vasseur, insisted on his main idea of the season, in which the team will be above both Sainz and Leclerc.
“I don’t care who wins, I care that Ferrari wins. We will push both equally, but the team comes first,” said Vasseur, who joined Ferrari in early January after his predecessor, Italian Mattia Binotto, resigned.
“At the moment, since I’ve arrived, everything is intense, you can feel the pressure,” he added.
In addition, he assured that there is a lot of enthusiasm for the season and that work has been done on the reliability of the car, something that complicated last season.
“My contribution in this car is very small because I have just arrived, but there is a great feeling. That feeling is important for motivation ahead of the season”, pointed out the director of the team.
“It’s no secret that last year the reliability of the engine was not the bestWe have worked well this winter to improve this aspect”, he stated.
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