October will be over 15 years since the last drivers world title won by Ferrari. 14 from the manufacturers one, which arrived a year later. Three decades of waiting are far too long for the most successful team in F1 history, which between 1997 and 2008 had become accustomed to triumphs, winning six drivers ‘titles, eight constructors and losing other drivers’ titles five times only at the last competition. An era of successes and struggles for the championship that have not been lived in Maranello for too long. In the ambitions of all the leaders of the Cavallino, 2022 must be the season in which to return to success in one or more GPs and then try to challenge the hegemony of Mercedes and Red Bull at the top.
The first tests in Barcelona provided some comforting indications on the potential competitiveness of the new F1-75, but it will be only the second session in Bahrain, together with the first GPs of the season, to certify or not the red rebirth. Whoever hopes with all their heart that in Maranello they have finally hit the winning project is the 1992 world champion. Nigel Mansell, Williams’ flag for years, but also linked to the colors of Maranello, worn in 1989-1990. “Ferrari in front? It can and must succeed – declared the Leone to the Gazzetta dello Sportduring a long interview – is the biggest team in F1. The passion, the fans, its people are incredible: I lived fantastic years there. It is right that they fight again to win races and even the World Cup. It hasn’t happened for too long “.
Mansell also recognized the difficulties that can develop around a complicated environment that is always at the center of the spotlight such as the Ferrari one. “There has often been controversy in Ferrari, but when everyone is on the same side there is no better team to be on – remarked the British champion – I believe that this time they are united and have a successful 2022 ahead of them “. No doubts even about the value of the two pilots, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainzprobably the most solid point of the whole team: “They are both ready to win the title. For years they have been close to their strongest rivals, they have long since passed the test on their consistency to travel at the highest levels“, He concluded.
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