Sebastian Vettel starts his sixth season with Ferrari. The racing team presented its new car for the Formula 1 season on Tuesday. New aerodynamics is the key.
- Ferrari finally wants to become world champion again and overthrow Mercedes .
- The Italians are the first Formula 1 team to present the new company car from.
- Sebastian Vettel praises his new racing car named SF1000 before his sixth Ferrari season.
Update from 7.18 p.m .:
Sebastian Vettel
wants in one
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with the official designation SF1000 his first world title in the
formula 1
win with the Scuderia. The Italians presented their red racing car to the public for the first time on Tuesday evening at the Romolo Valli Theater in Reggio Emilia. The name points to the 1000th Ferrari Grand Prix in Formula 1 this year.
"I like him very much," said four-time world champion Vettel, whose contract with Ferrari expires at the end of this year. "I can't wait to finally drive it."
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Ferrari blows to attack! Vettel gets a new company car
First report from February 11:
Reggio Emilia - Ferrari didn't want to waste time. As the first top team in Formula 1 , Scuderia officially presented Sebastian Vettel's new company car on Tuesday. The successor to the SF90 should finally make the Italians world champions again. The performance took place in the Romolo Valli theater in Reggio Emilia. The city in the province of Emilia-Romagna was the birthplace of the three-colored Italian flag 223 years ago. In contrast to previous years, Ferrari 2020 focuses on continuity. This is how the red racers want to become competitive again:
The Ferrari drivers in the 2020 Formula 1 season
Sebastian Vettel (32) is already contesting his sixth season for Ferrari. In his last contract year with Scuderia for the time being, he finally wants to get the longed-for first World Cup with the former racing team of his idol Michael Schumacher. "I know that I have to improve and I can improve," said Vettel after his disappointing fifth place in 2019. The 2019 Formula 1 season was characterized by bankruptcies, bad luck and breakdowns.
Stall rival Charles Leclerc (22) showed his exceptional talent in his first Ferrari year and was fourth before the Hessian. The Monegasse has to confirm its performance and wants to become the first driver world champion for Ferrari since Kimi Raikkonen in 2007.
The Ferrari team boss
Mattia Binotto (50) still enjoys the confidence of the bosses. The former head of technology at Ferrari must finally overthrow industry leader Mercedes. Last season, the Italians missed a whopping 235 (!) Points in the constructors' championship on the silver arrows. Last but not least, Binotto has to cleverly moderate the rivalry between Vettel and Leclerc. The four-time world champion from Germany is “central to our project,” said the Swiss. The team competitor Leclerc, who was quick at first sight, caused Vettel "some headaches".
Sebastian Vettel from Germany from Team Scuderia Ferrari in the model of the previous season.
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The car
The SF90, which commemorated the founding of Scuderia Ferrari 90 years earlier by Enzo Ferrari in 2019, is history. The new Ferrari should really become the "Red Goddess". In 2019, the engine had even more power than that of Mercedes. Before the attack on the silver arrows, Binotto spoke of "quite substantial changes" to the drive. Vettel's future car should have significantly more contact pressure. This is intended to remedy the weakness in the curves. Ferrari will then give demonstration lessons during the first test drives from February 19 to 21 in Barcelona. By the way, Mercedes is presenting its new car on Friday. The first Grand Prix of the 2020 season will take place on March 15 in Melbourne .
Formula 1 makes headlines before the start of the season in March. Speculations about the possible exit of a top team make the round. One thing is certain: there will be a new factory team in 2021.
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