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Why Leclerc/Sainz line-up won't solve Ferrari's biggest problem

OPINION: Ferrari fans excited by the potential of new blood arriving in 2021 should remember that the team's wait for a first Formula 1 title since 2008 goes on. And there's one key non-driver reason behind this long drought

Alex Kalinauckas May 20, 2020, 3:15 PM

There are many exciting reasons why Ferrari fans should be looking forward to the 2021 Formula 1 season.

In addition to hopes that the joys of 'normal' life will have returned by then, the team will have a fresh driver line-up - with Carlos Sainz Jr partnering Charles Leclerc to form a partnership that fizzes with class and talent.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.