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Ferrari Unveil SF1000 Car For 2020 Formula One Season

Ferrari Unveil SF1000 Car For 2020 Formula One Season

  • Feb 12, 2020
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Narrower than last season's SF90, with a deeper red coloring the body, Ferrari is pinning its hopes on the SF1000 car earning them drivers and constructors titles that have eluded them for 12 and 11 years respectively.Ferrari presented its new SF1000 for the 2020 Formula One season, which they hope will achieve its first drivers' world title since 2007, during a fabulous celebration on Tuesday. The car's name is aware of the fact that the Italian team will start the 1000th World Championship race during the next campaign, which starts with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 15. Narrower than SF90 last season, with a more intense red. As for the body, Ferrari is confident that the SF1000 will win the title of drivers and builders who have evaded it for 12 and 11 years, respectively."I really love her," said German pilot Sebastian Vettel."It's much narrower in the back compared to last year and it's redder, even better. I'm impatient to drive it, and that will be more exciting than looking at it."Scuderia shattered with tradition and made a new race car outside stronghold of Maranello, and discovered it instead of the Red Sea on stage at the Romulo Valley Theater in the nearby city of Reggio Emilia."This is a very important place for our country," said John Alcan, president of Ferrari."It was in this city where the three-color flag was created, which became the flag of Italy. Ferrari is proud of Italy and of representing Italy.""This is a very special year," said Mattia Pinotto, Ferrari team manager."It has been 70 years since Formula One, we've got there from the start and we'll get to 1,000 Grand Prix numbers, and that's unbelievable."With the exception of the mandatory change in the calendar due to the deadly crown virus in Asia, the teacher must be reached in June during the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal."It might look like an SF90, but I can assure you it's totally different," Pinuto continued."We still have to go ahead, especially in reliability," he added, recalling that Ferrari, like other teams, had to face the "double challenge" of preparing for the next season in parallel with the next season, when new rules came into effect.Equal footingBinotto stressed that Vettel's veteran this season and 22-year-old Charles Leclerc, who first impressed him last season, will start on equal footing."We have seen that both can fight to achieve the best results. Both are at the same level. It is up to them to compete."Vettel, the four-time world champion with Red Bull and a final two times with Ferrari, insisted it was not a difficult decision to accept.The 32-year-old said, "I don't see it that way.""I don't see Charles getting up and down. We have the same car, and for me, it doesn't change anything. This was the case also last season."Last season, the relationship between the experienced Vettel and Leclerc turned into a duel, reaching a critical point when the two drivers clashed during the Brazilian Grand Prix.But Leclerc, 22, who won two races and finished fourth in the world championships, said the lessons had been learned."We learned the lesson from Brazil. We are free to compete, but we are teammates," he said."There are a lot of people working behind us as a team, and things like Brazil shouldn't happen."Both drivers said they were keen to test the new car, which will be on its way next week for pre-season tests in Barcelona."I felt excited when I saw her," said Monaco's Leclerc."Now I can't wait to get on the right track, try it out and show all the work done in this car.""It will be a huge challenge. I am ready to learn from my mistakes and become a better leader.""What we all want at Ferrari is to be the world champion."Read More: David Warner takes step to cricket redemption with top Australia honour

Scuderia Ferrari F1 Perform a Successful Shakedown of the 2020

Scuderia Ferrari F1 Perform a Successful Shakedown of the 2020 Car Despite Troubling Rumours

  • Feb 19, 2020
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Scuderia Ferrari F1 Perform a Successful Shakedown of 2020 The Scuderia Ferrari team used a day of photography to test the SF1000. At the moment, the signals are very positive, as there were no unexpected problems and the conditions were completely favorable.However, Wednesday's test will see how the car stacks up with its competitors. After its big appearance at the Romolo Valli theater in Reggio Emilia, the car collected the first kilometers at the Montmelo circuit.Sebastian Vettel got the first shouts in the car in the landing session, before Charles Leclerc took over his training later in the day. Apparently, in this way, Ferrari has used hundreds of kilometers permitted by the FIA, which requires the use of Pirelli demonstration tires.To make matters even better, there were no unexpected gremlins that caused the team's headache. In addition, Vettel and Leclerc enjoy excellent climatic conditions, with ideal temperatures.What's next for Scuderia Ferrari after shakedown?After the successful completion of their removal, the SF1000 will be transferred to Spain. From there, the SF1000 will face its rivals in the first two pre-season test sessions.Sebastian Vettel will get its first crack at the Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday. After one day, four-time world champion and Charles Leclerc will participate in the driving tasks. Finally, Leclerc will only have the car for him on the last day of the first test.It is true that the Scuderia Ferrari was created as threats last year in the tests. However, the 2019 season itself was a different story. Therefore, Maranello's clothes cannot be complacent this time.It is safe to say that fans will only have a real idea of what to expect when the season already begins in Australia. At this time, all Scuderia Ferrari can do now is sit back and wait for everything to play and see where it stands, compared to Mercedes and Red Bull.Read More: Ferrari Unveil SF1000 Car For 2020 Formula One Season

F1 2021 Rules & Regulations

F1 2021: How The Rules And Regulations Are Changing Compared To 2020

  • May 20, 2021
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The 2020 F1 season resembled no other lately. The COVID-19-initiated schedule brought quite a lot of difficulties with decreased pay. Thus, the vigorously expected 2021 guidelines were pushed back to 2022, and the groups are confronting a novel circumstance of extending their 2020 vehicles to 2021.Even though the vehicles will continue as before, there are some minor changes here and there. The zenith of these progressions is the notable spending cap. Here we have a recap of the rules.2021 F1 budget changesFIA presented a spending cap of $175 Million for the first 2021 guidelines in a bid to reduce expenses. Although numerous guidelines were pushed back to 2022, the spending cap will in any case be carried out next season.This implies that groups should foster another vehicle out and out under the spending cap itself. The standard is useful for minnows like Haas and Alfa Romeo.F1 car changesOnce more, to save costs, groups have collectively consented to freeze the improvement of their vehicles, adhering to their present case. Be that as it may, a 'Token' framework has been presented which the groups can trade out to change a couple of parts of their vehicles. This is to help any semblance of Mclaren who needs to fuse another motor into their vehicles after changing from Renault to Mercedes.Two or three changes that will be basic to all groups are floor and weight changes. The FIA is expanding the base load of the vehicle by 3kg, which implies it is presently up to 749 kg.Vehicles of today are weighty on downforce, causing problems for the Pirelli Compounds. Along these lines, groups will make changes to the floor of each vehicle to diminish downforce by 10%.Engine changesThe FIA has likewise expanded the base load of the force units to 150kg. This permits the groups to reduce expenses by not putting resources into procedures to discover costly lighter material for motors. Other than that, there is no stop on the motor turn of events.Envision Ferrari tolerating to drive in 2021 with their frail current force units!In this way, these are generally the progressions that we will find in the 2021 vehicles. Cost-saving is a good help, with groups and F1 overall faltering from the pandemic. After the occasions of 2020, this was most likely the correct call.Read More: The Reason behind banning Refueling In F1