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Ferrari Might Quit 2020 Car Development
Finding the right balance between development of the 2020 car and the 2021 car is being considered by F1 experts as extremely crucial.
Teams would want a competitive car for this year while still being able to start strongly in 2021.
However, at some point, 2021 will take precedence as it’s the dawn of a new era and whichever team is able to start on top could potentially hold an advantage over the rest of the field for a few years as the results of the last decade seem to suggest.
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto spoke about this dilemma:
"I think it's a compromise that we need to find out. I think we are very early in the season, and you cannot compromise the entire season itself.”
But he revealed that if Ferrari are unable to start well in 2020 then they might stop allocating resources for the 2020 car altogether
"If I see after a few races, and we will still understand that the gap is too big, then maybe it's a consideration [abandoning the 2020 car] that we can take into account."
He reiterated how they need to concentrate on the current season for the time being and take some more time before deciding their developmental path
"But it's early stage right now. I think it's just few days of testing. I think there are things that we can address on the car, hopefully quite soon. So at the moment, we should keep our plan as it was for 2020/2021."
Australian GP Will Go Ahead as Planned
The coronavirus has already caused the postponement of the Chinese GP and it is looking increasingly plausible that the same may happen to the Vietnamese GP.
With many racing events suffering around the world, questions have been raised regarding the Australian GP.
However, AGPC, which organizes the F1 race in Melbourne has reassured fans that the race will go ahead as scheduled.
AGPC CEO Andrew Westacott said:
"We are all systems go and gearing up for the 25th Formula 1 race in Melbourne next week. The health and safety of everyone at the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2020 is paramount."
He further revealed the health measures in place to make the event as safe as possible
"The Australian Grand Prix Corporation has robust health, safety and emergency management arrangements in place at each event and we are working collaboratively with health agencies and related government and emergency services organisations in addressing this matter.”
He also explained why the Australian GP won't face any issues
"At this stage there is no indication of further travel bans, nor is there any indication that Formula 1 and the teams will not be arriving as usual."
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