Stefano Domenicali has reminded his former employers Ferrari that past successes will not help them to return to the summit of Formula 1.
After a historic low point in 2020, when the team finished sixth, the Prancing Horse began to gallop again. They produced a car last year which had the performance to challenge for the championship – but Ferrari were thwarted by engine reliability woes and a string of costly strategy blunders.
Their latest creation, the SF-23, looked strong in pre-season testing – even if it struggled to deliver in the Bahrain race. The pressure will be on new boss Frederic Vasseur to deliver, as is always the case at Maranello.