New policy Formula 1 for the season 2021 is expected to be officially adopted in October this year. And judging by Ferrari, the ombudsmen will have to make certain changes to the current draft. Team boss Mattia binotto issues that the team from Maranella the biggest thorn in the side of many planned standard parts. “As a result, I am not yet satisfied with the draft,”Says the Italian unequivocally. “From the beginning, we have always argued that we are against standardization. And I have the impression that we are going too far in that direction."
Among other things, they are expected to have standardized rims, brakes and many other things in the 2021 season. binotto explain that they are at Ferrari skeptical for several reasons. “First of all, we believe that competitiveness is the DNA of this sport.”And unifying the parts, according to the boss Ferrari leads against this idea. “Secondly, standard parts do not mean that we will save money. Because that’s why you have to redo your car.“In the future, the car will have to be designed to match these different standard parts. “Therefore, I am not sure whether this balance is positive,He thinks binotto.
"Sustainability is an important factor and I believe that we are all behind the budget ceiling,”Remember Italian and explain: "It inhibits spending and patches the gap between smaller and larger teams. For this reason, I believe that it is not necessary to introduce standard parts in order to save money. For either way, we will only be able to spend as much as is allowed,”He claims binotto.
And what's in the background? The money you would save with standard parts would easily be spent elsewhere. This would have no impact on savings for top teams that would benefit from the entire budget ceiling. “I understand the reason for the standard parts, but I think we need to be careful and weigh the risks against the benefits." Ferrari is also not happy with the planned aerodynamics rules for the season 2021. binotto emphasizes that they are concerned about this and also gives two main reasons here. “First of all, we believe that there could be many unintended consequences if we started the rules entirely from scratch. The risk is very high."
Otherwise FIA is zealously working to patch any holes before the new policy is published. But this cannot be completely ruled out and it is quite possible that we will once again have holes that will attract team engineers. “Secondly, we believe that aerodynamics should continue to make a difference in car performance. We must not turn our sport into a show. I agree that we need to improve the spectacle in our sport, but here we need to be careful,He added binotto, who further points out that in terms of the show, there are few things that need to be worked on.
