Ferrari saved the F1 launch season going quick by introducing its newest rival, the SF-23, throughout a particular Valentine’s Day presentation from the crew’s Maranello headquarters.
Following Monday’s McLaren and Aston Martin bulletins, it is Ferrari’s flip to showcase the 2023 creation, which unsurprisingly options one other red-dominated exterior design.
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Ferrari’s new automobile initially obtained mission quantity ‘675’ earlier than being given the official moniker SF-23, persevering with the naming conference launched by the crew in 2015.
New Group Principal Frederic Vasseur, who got here to Ferrari from Alfa Romeo throughout the winter and began to exchange Mattia Binotto in early January, was current to supervise the launch.
With the brand new season on the horizon, Vasseur will work to handle the problems that contributed to their downfall, all of which had been the unreliability, strategic errors and driver errors that ended Ferrari’s hopes of beating rivals Crimson Bull in 2022 for championship glory.
Whereas there was a change on the prime of the crew, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz driver pair will proceed collectively for a 3rd season, and Leclerc just lately mentioned he and the crew are feeling “extra mature” after their current failures.
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Vasseur additionally shared a optimistic outlook after his first few weeks at Ferrari, explaining from what he had seen to this point that the Scuderia had “every thing” they wanted to win.
Voicing his pre-season ideas throughout Ferrari’s presentation, Vasseur mentioned, “It is at all times emotional for a crew to launch. My contribution to that is very small, however I can completely really feel the work being carried out within the automobile.
“Now will probably be a brand new journey for the mission as a result of the automobile will probably be transferred to the racing crew. It is an incredible feeling; while you hit the highway once more, it is like while you return to high school.
“I really feel that everybody is pleased with the work carried out and that feeling is the motivation of everybody and it is extremely vital for the season. Will probably be a really lengthy season however the motivation is there and it is extremely vital by way of efficiency.”
Summing up his time at Ferrari to this point, he added: “It is intense as you may think about! You may really feel the duty of the crew; it is an incredible honor. However on the finish of the day, I feel a very powerful factor is to achieve success, we’ll need to make it.”
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Ferrari final received the F1 world title in 2008, when it took the groups’ crown, whereas the final drivers’ title was received by Kimi Raikkonen the earlier season.
The crew is presently doing a trial run with the SF-23 in Fiorano, then they pack up and head to Bahrain for pre-season testing on February 23-25, with the opening spherical set to happen every week later.
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