Ferrari get set to unveil 'innovative' new car for the 2022 F1 season
Ferrari get set to unveil ‘innovative’ new car for the 2022 Formula One season as they bid to get back into title contention amid huge changes to F1’s technical regulations which could shake up the sport
- Ferrari are set to launch a new car on February 17 ahead of the new season
- The Italian giants are expecting improvements in 2022 Formula One campaign
- Kimi Raikkonen was the last driver to win a title for Ferrari back in 2007
- Aston Martin were the first team to announce the launch date of their new car
Ferrari have announced the machine they hope will fire them into Formula One title contention is being launched on February 17.
The Italian giants enjoyed a minor resurgence last season, finishing third in the constructors’ standings.
And the Maranello hierarchy will expect further gains in 2022 following a major overhaul of F1’s technical regulations.
Ferrari have announced the machine they hope will fire them into Formula One title contention
Charles Leclerc (right) and Carlos Sainz Jr both impressed with the 2021 Ferrari and will be hoping to improve even further with the new model
The 2022 cars herald one of the biggest F1 rule changes in history, with overhauled aerodynamics set to lead to closer and more exciting racing.
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto told FI.com: ‘If I look at the 2022 car, and the 2022 power unit, believe me there is a lot of innovation in it.
‘I think that the way that the entire engineering team has faced the new design, the new project, and the 2022 regulations, which were a big discontinuity, was certainly with a more open mind than before.
‘I can myself measure it by looking at the car itself, the way it’s progressing, and certainly with the amount of innovation we put in it.’
Spaniard Carlos Sainz impressed in his first season for the Scuderia – claiming four podiums to take fifth in the championship and finish two places ahead of established team-mate Charles Leclerc.
Ferrari is already looking to renew Sainz’s contract after an impressive first season at Maranello, with talks due to take place.
His existing deal expires at the end of the 2022 season.
The 2021 Scuderia Ferrari helped the Italian giants finish third in the constructors’ standings
Sainz claimed four podium finishes to claim fifth place in the 2021 Formula One championship
Kimi Raikkonen, the now retired 2007 world champion, is the last driver to win a title for Ferrari.
Ferrari failed to win a race for the second season in a row last year, but the data proved that it made a step towards the leading pair of Mercedes and Red Bull, both in terms of outright pace and in its race operations such as pitstops.
Ferrari are the second team to announce when they will be launching a car ahead of the new season following Aston Martin, who revealed last week that they would unveil the AMR22 on February 10.
They are yet to reveal a name for the 2022 car.
The first of two winter tests begins in Barcelona on February 23, while the season starts in Bahrain on March 20.
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