The Ferrari team presented its new single-seater for the 2022 Formula 1 season this Thursday, February 17, after 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon in a live broadcast from Maranello. Present at the event were the director of the group, Mattia Binotto , and his regular couple of drivers, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, who wore the new suit with black touches and a line with the color of the flag of their countries of origin on the chest.
As happened with the presentation of Red Bull, Mercedes joked on their social networks with a publication that referred to the American comedy Drake & Josh , broadcast between 2004 and 2008 on the Nickelodeon television network.
In the fragment uploaded by the eight-time Formula 1 world champion, Megan Parker appeared, one of the main characters of the work, played by Miranda Cosgrove. In the scene, his dialogue says “Interesting”, right in front of his computer, with a hint of a smile on his face.
However, this could refer to the dismissal of Michael Masi as FIA race director at the Grand Circus, news that caught everyone in the paddock by surprise as it was announced during the same F1-75 presentation in Ferrari.
It seems that the pressure exerted by the star’s team and its driver, Lewis Hamilton, who quietly speculated with his retirement from the top category, has had an effect on the final decision of the body that governs motor sport at the international level.
The Australian will not be at the helm of the race direction in the 2022 season, and in his place will be Eduardo Fritas, WEC race director, and Niels Wittich , former DTM race director, who will alternate in the grand prix from the next March 20, the day the course begins in Bahrain and the 20 pilots go out to compete.
