(Motorsport) The most successful team in Formula 1 history, Ferrari have revealed the launch date of the 2022 car, becoming the second team to do so after Aston Martin had revealed earlier that their car will be showcased on February 10th. The Italian manufacturers will unveil their car on February 17th while their rivals McLaren will showcase their 2022 challenger on February 11th.
After enduring a disastrous 2020 campaign, the Scuderia put on a much improved performance in the 2021 season and ended up third in the Constructors Standings ahead of rivals McLaren. However, it’s been over a decade since Ferrari has won the World Championship and the Italian manufacturer has been developing the 2022 longer than most on the Formula 1 grid.
Team boss Mattia Binotto said “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."
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will continue their partnership for Ferrari in the 2022 season and hope to catch up to Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen at the front of the grid. It’s expected that the gap between Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari will be closer than it has been in the past, especially considering the amount of time and money Ferrari have invested in the car.
Their rivals McLaren have also confirmed the new McLaren MCL36 will be unveiled on February 11th at the McLaren Technology Centre. The British team finished fourth in the Constructors Championship and Lando Norris had a pretty good season, getting four podiums and a maiden pole position while Daniel Ricciardo won the Italian GP.
The new Formula 1 season will begin on March 20th in Bahrain.
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