Ferrari's Mattia Binotto says the performance deficit of the Italian outfit's power unit relative to F1's best engine is no longer "so dramatic", a progress that has boosted the Scuderia's confidence. Ferrari's engine was a weak component of its poor 2020 package. Both drivers were coy on the impact of the upgrade while Binotto was also reluctant to put a number on the performance gains. But in Austin, the Scuderia boss indirectly alluded to a tangible improvement of Ferrari's engine vigor. "We know there is a gap to the best engine today, but we believe that gap today is not so dramatic let’s say.

Source: Forbes October 31, 2021 03:15 UTC