Ferrari powered cars including works team struggled for Straight line speed in 2021 season. Ferrari engines were benchmark in 2020 season before FIA technical directives hit them hard.
The Ferrari 2021 engines lost significant power output after a secret settlement with FIA during winter break. But according to Binotto ,due to mandatory factory shutdown in Maranello that included Ferrari’s engine department had restricted its ability to develop its engine this season.
But Ferrari have announced a brand-new power unit for 2021 season , Team Principal Mattia Binotto said the early signs coming from the dyno at Maranello were looking good. A lack of horsepower has been one of the main hindrances for Ferrari this year, leading to the team scoring just 103 points in the first 13 races of the season.
Binotto said the unit was showing “very promising” performance in testing so far.
“We do not have currently the best engine and I think that next year, we may have a completely new power unit, as per the regulations. At Ferrari, we have invested a lot in developing further the power unit for 2021, and for 2022. The engine is running currently at the dyno and I think the feedback, in terms of both the performance and reliability, are very promising.”
From 2021, as part of cost cutting, teams will be limited in the amount of power unit testing they can carry out on the dynos in their factories. But Binotto added that, because of those restrictions, it was up to Ferrari to be “creative” in how they used their dyno time.
“We’ve got dyno limitations [for 2021] and it’s down to us to be efficient in the way we are planning all the tests on the dynos, and being even creative in the way we are approaching the testing. But I think that even if we’ve got some limitations on dyno operations, still there is room for improvement, and I think that, from what I can see today at the dyno, I’m happy with the results.”
