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Wolf: “The big advantage that can make Ferrari 1-2 tenths faster in 2022”
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolf spoke about the big advantage with which the Scuderia starts the 2022 season and the new car from Maranello can even be one to two tenths faster than the Mercedes W13.
Mercedes F1 star Toto Wolf has for the first time given a clear magnitude of the differences he expects to see at the start of the 2022 season, saying Scuderia could be 1-2 tenths quicker than Mercedes thanks to the huge advantage of the extra time in the wind tunnel to available in 2021 to develop the new Ferrari F1-75.
In recent years, due to the latter’s enormous operating costs, the FIA has introduced specific time limits for each team in the wind tunnel. However, the time for each team is staggered from last to first in last season’s league table: the latter has the most time, while the champion has the least time.
Ferrari ended the 2020 championship in a poor sixth place with their worst performance in two decades. Compared to the Champion Mercedes, this 2021 event gave her much more wind tunnel time, which became even more critical as the teams redesigned the 2022 cars in white – based on the new regulations.
In addition, the Scuderia developed very early on – since its introduction in last year’s GP – the hybrid system of its power unit, which today is considered to be on par with Mercedes and Honda (Red Bull) – if not even more efficient, thanks to the hybrid system new technology of biofuels E10 developed by Shell as rumored.
Wolf did not hide publicly that he sees Ferrari as a visible threat to the quest for a ninth consecutive Mercedes title in 2022: “We definitely have to keep an eye on the possibility of having more time in the wind tunnel. “The advantage of sixth place in the championship over first is worth one or two tenths – and then of course we have to be able to hunt.”
The Austrian added: “We’re also part of those regulations and I think it’s good to encourage competition, so we’ll see where everyone stands. That will be seen at F1 winter testing, which starts tomorrow (23/2) in Barcelona, Spain, and a little more at the first GP of 2022 – on March 20 in Bahrain.
As any radical change to the regulations hides the possibility of a major discovery by just one team capable of dominating it (as was the case with the Brawn GP double diffuser before the team was renamed Mercedes GP in 2009), Wolf added: “I count all teams. “Anyone can be at the top of the leaderboard early in the year because we saw something like that in 2009 with the dual diffuser.”
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After several significant personnel changes in the team, Max Verstappen has finally learned who he will be working with in the Red Bull pits for the new season.
At the end of last year, it became known that three key members of the four-time world champion’s headquarters had left. According to De Telegraaf, Jeff Ayton replaced Verstappen’s vehicle control engineer Michael Manning, who left the team after the 2025 season. He has previously worked with other Red Bull drivers and worked temporarily with Verstappen in Manning’s absence last year.
Verstappen’s former engine mechanic David Mart has moved to Audi and his replacement at Red Bull has not yet been determined. Performance engineer Tom Hart is also leaving the team; He will join Williams but will continue to work with the Milton Keynes-based team for a while.
Changes also occurred among mechanics. After Matt Culler moved to the position of Audi’s chief mechanic, Verstappen was replaced as his first mechanic by his twin brother John Culler. He is well known to Max, who has previously held a similar position on the other side of the Red Bull pits, working alongside Sergio Perez, Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda.
Despite rumors about the winter break, Gianpiero Lambiase will remain Verstappen’s race engineer for another season.
Source: Sport UA
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Photos of the allegedly leaked Ferrari F1 team jerseys for the 2026 season have appeared on the internet.
The published photos show a red T-shirt with white inserts.
Ferrari will officially announce its color on January 23. At the same time, some sources reported that the design of the 2026 car should be “pleasantly surprising”.
Given that Ferrari and other teams have used darker shades of their primary colors (red in the Scuderia’s case) in recent years, the introduction of red and white team uniforms could signal a move towards a lighter color scheme.
The same idea is put forward in a video published on the Scuderia’s official account.
2026 FERRARI PRODUCTS? 👀 pic.twitter.com/ClhblugnUh
— La Gazzetta Ferrari (@GazzettaFerrari) January 18, 2026
It’s just a matter of time⏱️ pic.twitter.com/SyykHCiHcw
— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) January 18, 2026
Source: Sport UA
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Former Formula 1 champion Damon Hill has warned fans that the winner of the 2026 season could be a real surprise.
The current large-scale changes to the regulations are among the biggest in the history of the sport. They are expected to change the balance of power in the starting grid for a long time.
Hill is confident that the pundits have no idea who will start the new season with the best cars because the cars will be completely different, even in terms of handling.
Particular attention of the expert is drawn to Aston Martin, which was able to make a leap from the middle of the table after signing Adrian Newey from Red Bull.
Hill noted the following about Lando Norris’ chances of defending his title:
“All bets are off for this year. We don’t know who will be in uniform. You can’t automatically assume that pilots who performed well under previous regulations can now do it again.”
The cars are completely different. “50% of engine power is now provided by the electric battery, and this affects the way cars are controlled, their aerodynamics and their design.”
Hill added that the season could be a complete surprise:
“Yes, you can [ожидать смену эпохи в Ф1 в этом году]. We may see a complete surprise. It’s like Jenson Button beating Brown; Everyone was surprised because they understood the rules better.
“And the master of understanding the rules is Adrian Newey, who went to Aston Martin. He left Red Bull and Max Verstappen, Christian Horner also left that team. But he went to Aston Martin.”
“So we’re waiting for him to wave his magic wand over Aston Martin. And it could happen.”
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