Formula 1
The new Ferrari is as
A for the eye is Sebastian Vettel’s new company car in any case. How good he is for the attack on Mercedes, will show. Ferrari’s goal for the upcoming season, leaves no questions unanswered.
At the sight of the new “Red goddess” was Sebastian Vettel right into the swarm. Narrower, racier and with a following of the past have Ferrari’s engineers and designers in the SF16-H for the assault on the silver arrows equipped. “He looks great,” said Quadruple world champion Vettel, eyes shining. “We hope that it is a winning car,” said team boss Maurizio Arrivabene at the presentation on Friday at the company’s headquarters in Maranello. Technically heavily revised, the nose is significantly shorter and otherwise visually striking: The new Ferrari reminds his painting primarily on the legendary car Niki Laudas in the mid-70s.
Some four decades later is the Airbox, the area directly behind the Cockpit, white again. Directly at the air intake are also the Italian National colors attached. “Our drive is the passion,” stressed Arrivabene, the of its two pilots in a single player before the presentation with a road Ferrari was picked up. “We’re late,” he cried, grinning his world champion decorated chauffeurs to him for the presentation brought. Vettel won from 2010 to 2013, four times in succession with Red Bull to the world championship, Raikkonen is still up to date last Ferrari world champion (2007). Nine years after the masterpiece of the Finns wants to take the Franco-Finnish Duo for the changing of the guard worries and Mercedes with Triple Champion Lewis Hamilton and Double-runner Nico Rosberg’s stop.
Real eye catcher in red and white
Niki Lauda in the Ferrari in 1975. The Similarity to Ferrari in 2016 is not to be overlooked.
From this Monday to meet the main players in the past and probably the next season together again, if on the Grand Prix course in Barcelona part one of the total eight-day test drives start. “Monday night, we can have a bit more to say,” announced Arrivabene, with a view to the potential of the Hinguckers in red and white. Then is also the new silver arrow for the first time to see it, on Friday it should Rosberg but ever away from the Public drive. 20. March then turn off the Red traffic lights at Albert Park in Melbourne for the first of a total of 21 races.
After 2015, only a year after deep personnel changes, with the arrival of Vettel was, shunned the Scuderia protagonists this time with clear battle cries to Mercedes. “Last year we finished in Second place. It is another step, hopefully this will help us to the car to go,” said Vettel. “We want to the end to fight for the championship,” stressed Arrivabene. However, if he knew that this is not simply going to: “Our competition is asleep.” Three victories went to the Scuderia in the last season by Vettel. The 28-year-old native of Heppenheimer screwed his track record in the Motorsport pinnacle in order to 42 races, high. No other rider in the field succeeded, otherwise, Hamilton or Rosberg to beat.
A.D./ck (sid, dpa)