Is Ferrari locked into a losing streak?
Ferrari's new SF1000 seemed troubled in testing and the team wasn't expecting a solid result at the season-opening grand prix. Now that development will be strictly limited until 2022, Ferrari could be facing even bigger problems, writes STUART CODLING
As Formula 1 draws up plans to go racing again after an enforced hiatus, one of its key competitors is girding itself to deal with a pain it has long been expecting. Ferrari disappointed in testing and Formula 1's adaptation to new global circumstances means the Scuderia must carry low expectations to the first race when the season begins.
When it launched the SF1000 back in February, Ferrari made the bold suggestion that it had adopted 'extreme concepts' to move the game on from 2019's SF90. That car was a three-time grand prix winner but, in the final analysis, fell way short of its expected potential and carried weaknesses 'baked in' to the design concept.
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