Autosport Magazine: Ferrari’s F1 Recovery Plan

There is no doubt that Ferrari was the Formula 1 disaster story on the track in 2020. The famous Italian team was Mercedes’ main competitor and won three races in 2019. In the constructors’ championship it fell back to sixth place.

The reasons for this are known, but they are more difficult to fix. However, as Alex Kalinauckas explains, Mattia Binotto seems confident that key issues have been resolved.

Ferrari won’t beat Mercedes this season, but if it can bounce back to third in the constructors’ table while focusing on the new regulations set to arrive in 2022, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz Jr. and the Tifosi should do some Giving reasons to be happy.

Former Ferrari and Red Bull engineer Rodi Basso also shares what went wrong in the team and what needs to happen to get it back to its glory days.

Perhaps even more exciting for enthusiasts is Ferrari’s return to the top class at Le Mans. Gary Watkins explains how it all came about and why the news is fueling sports car racing so that it is entering a new era.

We’re also celebrating 40 years of a successful UK team that started the careers of many stars. West Surrey Racing was a top F3 squad prior to their recent success in the British Touring Car Championship, and founder Dick Bennetts picked out some of the highlights with Marcus Simmons.

Both Formula E and the World Rally Championship had important events last weekend. Matt Kew was in Saudi Arabia to witness a dramatic opening event of the all-electric series in 2021, while Nick Garton shares how Hyundai star Ott Tanak won the Arctic Rally on the WRC’s first visit.

Mental health grew even more important during the coronavirus lockdown, and Ginetta racer Andrew Cohen-Wray explains to Stephen Lickorish how he uses competition to raise awareness – and hopefully serve as inspiration.

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