Why 2022 success should matter more to Ferrari than any other F1 team

OPINION: Every Formula 1 team that isn’t Red Bull or Mercedes is hoping the new cars will catapult it to the front of the grid, while those two want to re-establish their front-running position. But with only one constructors’ winner come 2022’s end, the pressure of such expectations is high. And at one squad, even more so...

It’s that time of year: Formula 1 launch season. There will be new cars, new liveries, new drivers. Online-only, sneak-peek reveals, physical launches, “oh dear, the YouTube livestream has died again and aren’t the comments just repellent…”

Still, overall, with plenty of buzz to be generated and excitement for another year of racing awaiting, it’s an integral part of the year, paving the way for the new championship that’s now just ahead. And what a year F1 wants this to be, with its long-awaited design regulations overhaul finally set to bear fruit.

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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.