It is one of the questions that have been repeated for quite some time at Ferrari. especially after the arrival of Carlos Sainz. Is there number 1 on the team? Is Charles Leclerc ahead of Sainz? Will anything change with the departure of Mattia Binotto? This season both have been able to fight without team orders.
‘Motorsport’ reports in its Italian edition that the plans will not change without Binotto in the team. Still without a confirmed boss (many are the names that have sounded, but nothing is official) the team It will leave its two pilots who can fight on the track.
Although with one condition, of course. In the event that one of the two, as the races go by, is fighting for the championship, he will have priority when making decisions.
Something that has not happened in 2022. Because Ferrari lost its fighting options too soon. Red Bull and max verstappen they were already prominent leaders midway through the season. Leclerc, the closest, was too far in the drivers’ championship.
The aforementioned medium details that Ferrari will start the season giving its drivers total freedom. This means that in the first race both will be able to fight for victory without any restrictions.
Although this season Leclerc’s superiority has been evident, last year it was Sainz who finished ahead in the drivers’ standings. Hence the team of Maranello prefer to let your drivers fight on the track and win the points without orders from the wall.
Now the most important thing is missing: build a car that is capable of standing up to Red Bull… and stop the progress of Mercedes. The silver arrows are expected to return in 2023. A three-way fight could become a beautiful scenario for Formula 1.