Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says he was relieved to see how much quicker Ferrari were in Bahrain, where they had been “very slow” last year.
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“Serious” radio and data system failure left F1 teams “blind on the pit wall”
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 teams were left “blind” when a major systems failure struck during the first practice session for the Emilia-Romagna GP
“Great man, incredible driver” Vettel was Hamilton’s favourite F1 rival
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says his past rivalry with fellow multiple times Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel brought him closer to a driver he considers “a great man”.
Third place in the championship is “realistic” for Ferrari – Leclerc
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says third place in the 2021 constructors’ championship is a “realistic goal” for Ferrari, who finished sixth last year.
The classic rivalry for ‘best of the rest’ and six more Imola talking points
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will continue their fight at Imola – as will Ferrari and McLaren. Here are the talking points for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Tsunoda surprised to make bigger impact in Europe than Japan after debut
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Tsunoda surprised to make bigger impact in Europe than Japan after debut • Sainz shouldn’t advertise weakness – Smedley • Super Formula moves season finale
Why Ferrari seeks success in WEC as well as F1 – and IndyCar is still on its radar
News Focus
Posted onWhat’s behind Ferrari’s decision to end its 50-year absence from top-level sports car racing – and why it hasn’t closed the door on a move into IndyCar.
Ferrari give Leclerc the car he used to score his first two F1 victories
2021 F1 season
Posted onFerrari has presented Charles Leclerc with the very chassis he used to score the first, and so far only, grand prix victories of his career.
Ferrari quicker than McLaren in qualifying but not race trim – Norris
2021 F1 season
Posted onLando Norris says McLaren appear able to beat Ferrari in race trim but are not as quick as them in qualifying.
Leclerc thought he might keep Bottas behind after first-lap pass
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc revealed he thought he had a chance to keep Valtteri Bottas behind him after getting past the Mercedes driver on the first lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Binotto “relieved” by Ferrari’s progress at start of season
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says there is “serenity” at the team in 2021 as it has made a clear step forward with its new car.
Sainz encouraged by Ferrari’s close race with McLaren in Bahrain
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Sainz encouraged by how close Ferrari raced McLaren in Bahrain • Gasly “surprised” in first-lap contact with Ricciardo • Ecclestone told Bahrain protesters: ‘You want revolution’
Ferrari have “taken a really quite impressive step”, say rivals
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari’s much-improved performance in qualifying ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix has caught the attention of rival teams.
Sainz under-driving Ferrari to avoid “stupid mistakes”
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onNew Ferrari signing Carlos Sainz Jnr admits he is still driving within himself as he gains more experience with his unfamiliar car.
Fourth-quickest Ferrari “didn’t expect to be this competitive”, says Leclerc
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says Ferrari did not expect to have such a strong start to the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend after his new team mate set the fourth-quickest time in Friday practice.
Leclerc will choose his fights better to avoid more “silly” first-lap crashes
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says he will “choose my fights better” after an aggressive style to overcome Ferrari’s lack of pace led to crashes in 2020
Ferrari: “The engine has made a large step forward”
2021 F1 season
Posted onFerrari have given the strongest indication yet how much progress they have made with their power unit, the team’s biggest weakness last season.
Which team won F1’s pre-season testing ‘war’? It may not be over yet
2021 F1 season
Posted onWhich teams left testing feeling positive about their performance, and who has a tough year ahead of them? And does one team still have a trick left up its sleeve?
Binotto believes Ferrari have “improved in many areas”
F1 testing data: Day three
Posted onAfter their dire campaign last year, did testing for the new season show Ferrari finally have something to smile about? Mattia Binotto thinks so.
Verstappen pips Tsunoda in Honda-powered one-two as testing ends
2021 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen pipped rookie Yuki Tsunoda to the fastest time of pre-season testing by less than a tenth of a second.