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Next year’s Ferrari will change its name: while Red Bull has decided to name this year’s car updated to the 2021 championship rules by adding a B to the acronym RB16, in Maranello they have seen fit to abandon the ominous name it remembers, SF1000 , to move to a simpler SF21, although the base of the car will be the same as this year, although modified in terms of aerodynamics and with a completely new engine.
The new car will not be presented as usual, but will be seen directly on the track in Barcelona on March 1, on the opening day of the winter tests scheduled for the Catalan track that will run until March 3.
In February, however, the Scuderia will not miss the opportunity to introduce the driver duo, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz to team sponsors and partners, as well as journalists, even if the Spaniard made his first appearance at Rosso. yesterday, making contact with the technicians with whom he will work next year.
Mattia Binotto confirmed that the Iberian driver’s first outing will take place in January with the Ferrari SF71H, the 2018 car, although the team could use the most recent (and winning) SF90.