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Ferrari presents its 2021 single-seater ... with a touch of green

2021-03-10T18:25:41.544Z


The Scuderia unveiled its car entrusted to Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr and claims to have "learned the lessons of the past" after a catastrophic 2020 season. 


The Ferrari Formula 1 team, which virtually presented its 2021 single-seater (the SF21) on Wednesday, claims to have "learned the lessons" of a 2020 season which was its worst since 1980. "2021 is built on the lessons of a incredibly difficult 2020 campaign, ”insists sports director Laurent Mekies in the SF21 launch video.

“Last season put us to the test on the track and at the factory but we tried to learn from our mistakes and improve in all areas where we weren't up to it.”

"2020 is behind us but will not be forgotten and will have made us stronger"

John elkann

"Of course, in the context of the freezing of a large part of technical regulations (between 2020 and 2021, editor's note) and new financial regulations (with the establishment of a spending ceiling, editor's note), the speed at which that we can turn the tide is reduced, warns Mekies.

But we are still trying to find our way back to the most competitive part of the grid ”, after placing 6th among manufacturers in 2020, 442 points behind champion Mercedes.

"2020 is behind us but will not be forgotten and will have made us stronger", for his part wants to believe the president of Ferrari, John Elkann.

On the track, this will translate into an F1 with an entirely new powertrain, whose advantage over that of last year is estimated "above a tenth of a second per lap", according to Enrico Gualtieri, head of the engine department. .

On the chassis side, largely frozen compared to 2020, Ferrari has chosen to concentrate the rare changes authorized on the rear (transmission and suspensions), now more "tapered", according to the responsible Enrico Cardile, with in addition a new front wing and a new nose.

And, like its competitors, the Scuderia has worked to limit the scope of the changes imposed in terms of aerodynamics this season, intended to reduce downforce and therefore the speed of F1.

Green on the engine cover

The SF21 (red at the front, burgundy at the rear, with a touch of green on the engine cover) will take the track in the hands of Monegasque drivers Charles Leclerc and Spanish Carlos Sainz Jr on Thursday, time for a limited promotional shoot. 100 km to Bahrain, where winter testing will be held from Friday to Sunday before the first Grand Prix on March 28.

The # SF21 in all its beauty # essereFerraripic.twitter.com / HNQLM87cO3

- Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) March 10, 2021

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