Binotto: 2022 F1 cars more complicated for drivers

The F1 world is looking ahead to the 2022 F1 season as it anticipates the arrival of the new generation of F1 cars built to the new set of aero regulations, featuring ground effect and 18" low-profile tyres.

With new regulations always offering chances for teams to hit home runs with their new cars and the manner in which they have interpreted the rules and Ferrari are one of the teams really looking forward to these new cars and regulations, hoping that they will hold the trump card with their 2022 car, the F1-75, on which they are pinning all their hopes in returning to their winning ways.

"It will be a very different season, with very different cars from the ones we know," Binotto told Sky Italia. "The regulations are completely new, different shapes and aerodynamics, suspension and mechanics all different.

"We expect different cars to drive, the drivers will have to adapt. They will be much faster cars in the fast sections and corners, they will probably be slower in the slower sections. They will be stiffer and lower, so more complicated for the drivers as well.

"We can expect some surprises, especially at the beginning of the season, where some teams will have found better solutions that others will not have thought of. We will also have to show the ability to react if necessary and direct developments: as Ferrari it will be important to improve further and be competitive," he explained.

The Scuderia's boss realizes the responsibility the team has, he said: "That Ferrari returns to the front is our responsibility. As Ferrari, winning must always be the goal.

"An obligation is a presumption, in F1 no one can say they are going to win before they even get on the track. In our DNA, however, there is the need to compete and fight every time for pole positions and victories. This is a goal that the whole team has very clear.

"We're all working hard to get the team back to where it belongs, with the best," the 52-year-old insisted.

The Swiss-born Italian highlighted the areas where the team needed to improve, and claims there has been improvement on all fronts/

"If I look at the past there were so many areas to improve: engine, chassis, aerodynamics and the development tools between calculation and track," he said.

"Today I see an improved team. We'll see the fruits of the labor in a little while when we take to the track with the new car.

"We will have to be good, regardless of how it behaves, to understand and analyze it," Binotto warned.

Ferrari will release their 68th F1 car, the F1-75, with which Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will contest the 2022 F1 season on February 17.