When Formula 1 journalist Joe Saward tweeted that Ferrari was going to make a big announcement, many in the racing community thought the point was for Jean Todt to return to the Italian team.
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To the horror of the fans, however, the Italian team has still not revealed anything about the former FIA president. In addition, a close source for Saward on the Marnell0 team has stated that the deal would not go through.
With heartbreak in the F1 community, Ferrari does not announce Jean Todt
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Saward had previously tweeted that Ferrari had made a big announcement. Many thought that Todt would return to the team after stepping down from the role of President of the FIA. However, according to his latest blog, Saward talks about an aspect that would break many hearts of the Ferrari fan base.
Formula 1 F1 – Mexican Grand Prix – Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico – November 6, 2021 Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in action with Carlos Sainz Jr. during practice REUTERS / Henry Romero
A source within Ferrari advised him, “Be careful with the JT stories.” Additionally, the source said, “I don’t think it’s going to happen. If you asked me before the Christmas holidays I would have said 100 percent it happened, but things have changed. I don’t know why – and I don’t think the deal will come about. “
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Mattia Binotto gives advice on how Ferrari is preparing for the 2022 season
2020 was a terrible year for the Italian team when they finished sixth in the team standings. In the following season, however, they recovered and reached third place in the championship. With the 2022 season only a few months away, Mattia Binotto is optimistic about the coming season.
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As quoted by Motorsport.com, “When I look at the 2022 car and the 2022 powerplant, believe me, there is a lot of innovation in there. I think that the entire engineering team was certainly more open to the new design, the new project and the regulations for 2022, which represented a huge discontinuity. “
Formula 1 F1 – Brazilian Grand Prix – Jose Carlos Pace Circuit, Sao Paulo, Brazil – November 12, 2021 Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. in action during practice REUTERS / Ricardo Moraes
“I can measure it myself by looking at the car myself, how it is progressing and certainly with the amount of innovation we have put into it,” he concluded.
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Given that Ferrari has made great strides over the course of the 2021 season, what are your predictions for the Italian team for 2022? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.
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