Sixth place in last season's constructors' championship was the worst result for the team since 1980, but the Italians believe that the problems with the lack of power of the Ferrari PU, and thus their sore point - the speed of the straights, have been solved. According to them, this year Charles Leclerc and his new teammate, the experienced Carlos Sainz Jr., will be able to fight for place on the podium.
Charles Leclerc said that this color was added at the last moment, and is something we need to get used to. We will probably not see this logo at races in countries where there is a ban on advertising products of the tobacco industry, so if the point was to shift the entire focus to Philip Morris, they succeeded. Much more has been heard about them than last seasons!!!
Therefore, the SF21 was developed in all the permitted areas, from the engine, which is completely new, to the aerodynamics and, at the rear end, which is where the two development tokens allowed in the regulations have been used.
"It is based on our chassis from last year. According to the regulations, the development of some of the components is frozen, but we have tried to improve the car in all areas where possible. We have redesigned its aerodynamics, constructed a completely new power unit."
"In addition, we changed the color of the car, as you can see, the rear is painted in burgundy red, the same tone as the first Ferrari 125S car. This is the same color we used last year in Mugello in honor of our 1000th race."
"But as it moves gradually towards the cockpit area, it transforms into the modern red that we have used in most recent years. This season presents us with many challenges and through this livery, visually, we reboot from our past and head into the future."
"We are facing a difficult season. We are building our history and looking to the future, hoping that it will be colored with our red signature."
When the first race of the season takes place on 28 March, the pairing’s average age will be 25 years and 3 days. Before that, they will tackle the only 2021 pre-season test, getting to grips with the new car over three days at the Sakhir circuit.
"As for Charles, he is already perfectly at home with the team: he knows what he wants and is also very aware of the role he has in the team, both in and out of the car. Over the winter, we have witnessed the two guys getting on very well together and this can only be a good thing for the whole team."
"We adopted a systematic approach, with all departments – design, simulation, development, track – working together to find every opportunity for improvement. Along with our colleagues on the chassis side, we worked a lot on the layout of the power unit, to make the overall design of the car as efficient as possible. With the internal combustion engine, we focused on increasing its level of thermal efficiency, in conjunction with our partner Shell and this has produced an improvement in lap time that we estimate at over one tenth of a second."
"We are also carrying out further development on the hybrid system and the electronics, in order to revise and optimise all components. All this in a season in which power unit test bench time has been reduced still further."
"We also looked at the cooling system, increasing the effectiveness of the central radiator and designed the body with more “downwashing.” Aerodynamics was one of the areas affected by the regulation changes aimed at reducing the ability to generate vertical load, in order not to put too great a strain on the tyres. That’s why, as we began developing the car’s aerodynamics, we set ourselves two goals: recovering more aerodynamic downforce than was lost through the regulations and reducing drag."
"Because of the regulations, less drastic changes were possible at the front end of the car. So, we developed a new front wing which works in conjunction with a new concept nose, but the chassis itself and the suspension is off last year’s SF1000."
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