All the Formula 1 teams are currently working hard on projects for the effect single-seaters that will take to the field starting next year, and after a high-tension 2021 season, concluded only at the last round in Abu Dhabi, they have the first fears began to circulate that some team could make the most of the gray areas of the regulation to have an advantage.
The possibility that one or two teams will immediately find themselves in front of everyone at the beginning of the season is not remote, but in the course of an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com Stefano Domenicali said he was certain that in such a situation who will have to chase will be able to recover from the disadvantage in a short time.
“It is clear that in a season characterized by the new regulation and the budget cap there could be performance differences between the cars that are greater than what the public can expect.”
“However, I am sure that, thanks to the limitations introduced by the new regulation, in case of great advantages of some teams the gap will be closed very quickly”.
F1 2022 single-seater presentation
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To underline the thought of Stefano Domenicali was Mattia Binotto. Even according to the Ferrari team principal, those who find themselves at a disadvantage at the beginning of the season will not be automatically cut out of the fight for the whole year.
“It may happen that at the beginning of the season there will be a difference in performance between the various single-seaters due to the different regulatory interpretations and the solutions found”.
“As Ferrari team principal what I think will be important is to be able to understand one’s weaknesses and deal with them quickly. The team’s reaction will be the key element ”.
“We can’t be sure we have a competitive car right from the start, because you never know what can happen when there is such a major rule change.”
Domenicali then said he was certain that with the new ground-effect single-seaters the driver will again be the predominant element and this factor could allow for many more fights on the track.
“The ground effect cars were designed to highlight the skills of the drivers. They are cars that do not suffer from the wake effect and that do not suffer from the dirty air that quickly deteriorates the tires. The goal is to have many duels on the track without the drivers being conditioned by the limits of the car ”.
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