The 2021 Formula One campaign will be a rebuilding year for Ferrari following a disastrous 2020 season, boss Mattia Binotto said on Friday at the team launch.
Ferrari will unveil its 2021 cars next month, but they will largely be based on the 2020 version which delivered the team’s worst results in 40 years.
“In 2021, we will focus on developing the car of 2022,” Binotto told a virtual press conference.
“This will be the main objective and therefore we won’t spend much time on the 2021 car during the season.”
Binotto pointed out that facing changes in technical rules, a spending cap and the coronavirus crisis, Ferrari has frozen development as a cost-saving measure and is…
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