Based on group principal Mattia Binotto, Ferrari are already absolutely targeted on the 2022 Formula 1 season suggesting that 2021 can be a 12 months to tread water for the good Italian group.
An inexpensive outcome on the latest Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was a optimistic step for the group that had slipped alarmingly down the pecking order final 12 months.
However the winter months seem to have been productive for the Scuderia as Charles Leclerc is adamant he has a greater piece of package at his disposal this 12 months than he did final 12 months.
He ought to know, whereas newcomer Carlos Sainz continues to be studying the ropes and all he can do is evaluate to the McLaren he drove final 12 months.
Talking within the wake of a dramatic weekend at Imola, with Charles fourth and Carlos fifth within the Purple vehicles, Binotto revealed to reporters: “The automobile for 2021 is the place we anticipated, the correlation with our knowledge is nice.
“Is it time to change to 2022? We already switched from January. The group is absolutely targeted on subsequent 12 months. We could have nonetheless some improvement on 2021 however that isn’t our precedence.”
The pecking order at this early stage of the season is Mercedes and Purple Bull are virtually on par, or little or no if something to separate the packages. McLaren have hit the highway working with a return to Merc-power and are third, with Ferrari there or thereabout and the remaining not far behind.
Binotto acknowledged: “I can verify that Mercedes and Purple Bull are nonetheless forward. I don’t suppose that may be a shock. The hole was so huge final 12 months. I’m by some means already proud of what we’ve got managed to progress however it is going to be a decent battle with McLaren for third place.
“Is that our goal for the season? Our goals are sometimes mentioned, it’s to nonetheless show that we are able to progress in these areas. If we are able to do it, it’s actually a mentality and we are going to solely see on the finish what’s the outcome.
“However it’s extra necessary to me to indicate we’re able to racing and of that, we’ve got obtained a superb place to begin, I believe,” added Binotto.