Ferrari F1 Ready to Quit on 2020 Season If Gap to Mercedes F1 Big
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Mattia Binotto has requested an explanation from the FIA and F1 with respect to the coronavirus danger for the principal races of the period. Indeed, as of now, Ferrari F1 is encountering limitations keeping individuals from entering the Factory.
The chief of Scuderia Ferrari might want to recognize what impact the coronavirus scourge could have on his group’s representatives during the principal races of the year.
Ferrari F1, situated in Maranello not a long way from the coronavirus red zone in Italy, is especially worried about movement limitations for its workers around the globe, just like the AlphaTauri group.
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Ferrari F1 says it could do an early change to concentrate on its 2021 vehicle if the gap is too huge from the get-go in the season.
The Italian outfit has conceded that it is behind its opponents as it heads into the crusade. It is dealing with both its motor performance and aero package in a bid to recover.
Ferrari F1 wants to focus on 2021 developments
Mattia Binotto stated, for the present, the group’s emphasis stayed on recouping lost ground this season.
He indicated at turning off the 2020 improvement push early if the circumstance looks somber after a couple of races.
“How much will the 2020 catch-up affect the 2021 project? that’s certainly a good point,” he said as pre-season testing came to a conclusion.
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“I think it’s a compromise that we need to find out. I think we are very early in the season, and you cannot compromise the entire season itself.
“So at the start of the season, we certainly keep pushing on 2020 as much as we can, because it’s time for us to understand the car and the weaknesses. And hopefully, it is things that we can address as soon as possible.
“If I see after a few races, and we will still understand that the gap is too big, then maybe it’s a consideration that we can take into account.
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“But it’s early stage right now. I think it’s just a few days of testing. I think there are things that we can address in the car, hopefully quite soon. So at the moment, we should keep our plan as it was for 2020/2021.”
It will be interesting to see whether Ferrari F1 will be able to bridge the gap between the SF1000 and W11 as only 10 days remains for the Australian Grand Prix.
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