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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has firmly dismissed suggestions his team started work on their 2022 car earlier than their rivals.

The Scuderia made it clear during the 2021 campaign that 2022 was their main focus, the team looking to take advantage of a major overhaul to Formula 1’s regulations and return to fighting at the front of the pack.

And that is exactly what they have been able to do, the team securing a one-two finish at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc took the win ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz.

Leclerc then narrowly missed out on making it back-to-back wins, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen passing him late in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to snatch the win.

Looking back to last season, while Ferrari extended their 2021 focus slightly to see off McLaren in the battle for P3, the scrap between Red Bull and Mercedes over the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships went all the way to the final round in Abu Dhabi.

Mercedes, of course, have started the 2022 season adrift of the pace shown by Ferrari and Red Bull.

However, Binotto has made it clear Ferrari did not have the benefit of beginning work on their 2022 car earlier.