The new Sf21 "I like it very much, I like the colors, they are darker than last year and the shades of red on the back of the car are also very beautiful".
This is how driver Charles Leclerc talks to Carlos Sainz about the car presented today in a video posted on Ferrari's social channels.
The green spot in the livery, "it was a last minute change but I'm starting to get used to seeing it."
Mekies, Sainz and Leclerc's relationship works well
- "The initial phase of the relationship between Carlos and Charles is working very well. In fact they are already working as teammates." This was stated by Laurent Mekies, Ferrari racing director, on the occasion of the presentation of the Sf21. "When they are in the simulator they do briefings together, when they talk to the engineers they share information as if they were already on the track. Of course - he admits - it's easy to be on good terms during the winter months, but I think they both genuinely appreciate the input. 'each other and the team's approach ". As for the new season, 2021 for Mekies starts "with the lessons we learned from 2020, which was an incredibly difficult year. Last season tested us, both in the factory and on the track. We tried to learn from our mistakes and we tried to improve in areas where we simply weren't strong enough. " Frozen technical regulations and new financial regulations do not make things easier: "We know there is a limit to how quickly we can change things. But nevertheless we have tried to methodically reconstruct our way back to the more competitive part of the grid." The Sf21 also sees innovations on the part of the frame, although concentrated on a specific point: "We chose the rear part - explains the head of the frame area Enrico Cardile - redesigning a new gearbox and new suspensions. This in addition to the work done with the colleagues of the power unit made it possible to obtain a much more tapered rear end than that of the Sf1000. The cooling system was also the object of our attention "