![]() I trust Ferrari when they tell me the engine has been improved.” “The engine is better than it was last year, but we don’t know what the other engine manufacturers have done. ![]() Ferrari F1 engine chief Enrico Gualtieri has confirmed that there will be another new engine for 2022, as the freeze in engines at the start of next season will mean that the power units will have to be used for three seasons, until the new rules arrive in 2025.Īlthough there has been a lot of talk about the Ferrari engine being better this year, Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has said that he does not think it is a big step forward. This engine been reworked for 2021 as the 065/6 power unit which seems to have made up some of the losses. The 064 power unit in 2019 had prodigious speed, but after the FIA investigation and the use of a second fuel flow meter, the 065 version of the engine was considerably slower, despite being “a step forward in the combustion efficiency of its internal combustion engine," a new turbocharger and Energy Recovery System." They both finished behind Ferrari in the Constructors’ Championship, so obviously Ferrari’s aerodynamics were not THAT bad. If one wants evidence of that one needs only to look at the performance of Ferrari’s two customer teams: Alfa Romeo Racing and Haas. If there was no problem, as Ferrari suggests, then there was no reason for a secret deal.Īnd while the team made a big deal about having aerodynamic problems in 2020, it was clear that the primary cause of the lack of performance was the power unit. There was a secret deal with the FIA over what Ferrari was doing with its cars in 2019, when the team challenged for the World Championship. The reason Ferrari dropped from second in 2019 to sixth last year is fairly clear. The last time the team finished worse was 1980, when the team finished 10th. It was the team’s worst Formula 1 World Championship performance for 40 years.įerrari finished sixth in the F1 Constructors' Championship in 2020. If you’re a Ferrari fan, you probably don’t need reminding that the 2020 season was a disaster for the celebrated Scuderia. ![]() set the third fastest time overall, with a lap that was 0.651 second slower than Max Verstappen’s best for Red Bull, using the same medium tires. The preseason testing in Bahrain saw Ferrari newcomer Carlos Sainz Jr.Although there has been a lot of talk about the Ferrari engine being better this year, customer Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has said that he does not think it is a big step forward.Ferrari finished sixth in the F1 Constructors' Championship in 2020. ![]()
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