Formula 1: Italian reporter claims Ferrari still have aero progress to make for 2022

A report from Italian Formula 1 journalist, Leo Turrini, has claimed that Ferrari are currently behind a little bit with where they want to be in terms of their aerodynamics package for 2022.

The Scuderia will be eyeing 2022 as an opportunity to get back to the very front of the field with the new technical regulations coming into play.

Indeed, 2021 was a positive season for the Prancing Horse as they made back a lot of the losses they were hit with in 2020, with them finishing the campaign strongly to beat McLaren to third place in the Constructors’ standings.

As the most successful team in the sport, though, they will want to be back at the very front of the field sooner rather than later, especially with them possessing two of the brightest drivers on the grid in Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.

As per Turrini’s update, though, there appears still some work that they want to do to be really happy with their aero package – perhaps unsurprisingly given the swathe of new regulations in that area.

He did, though, say that in terms of power and fuel the Scuderia are feeling pretty confident and that over the course of the season they should be able to take the fight to Red Bull and Mercedes, even if they are a bit off in Bahrain on the opening weekend:

“As far as I know, Ferrari is 100 percent sure that they were able to catch up with the leaders in terms of engine power, even despite the transition to biofuel,” he wrote on his Quotidiano blog.

“But some veiled doubts remain about certain innovative solutions in the field of aerodynamics.”

“You have to be careful with expectations,” Turrini insisted.

“It should be understood that, if at the first race of the season Ferrari is half a second behind Red Bull and Mercedes,