Scuderia Ferrari have officially launched their 2019 challenger with a new matted look, one that has rarely been seen in the iconic red team's history in Formula 1. However, this wasn't the only change around, Ferrari have switched up this years driver line up from Kimi Raikkonen to Charles Leclerc. Not only this, the Maranello based team also announced a shock move a few months ago in which Mattia Binotto, who has been a part of the team since 1995, has been appointed to the role of Team Principle, replacing Maurizio Arrivabene.
Charles Leclerc, who had an outstanding debut season with Sauber, will race alongside Sebastian Vettel who is still striving to achieve his fifth World Championship, the first with Ferrari, and equal Lewis Hamilton.
Will the new combination of Leclerc, Vettel and Binotto put a stop to the Mercedes domination?
Mattia Binotto stated earlier today at the SF90 launch, "Starting in 2018, we got really good achievements. This car is a development of last year’s car, it’s not a revolution." This concept is also being taken by Mercedes, who claimed earlier this week that they have just corrected any flaws in their previous car. Binotto continued with, "We’ve tried to push the bar, try to be as extreme as we could. Some changes like the front wing for the regulations. If you look at the details, we’ve tried to push hard, be innovative. If you look at the bodywork at the back, it’s very slim. It’s thanks to the entire job we’ve done. A lot of effort has been done. We like it.”
Sebastian Vettel also commented on this years season, "We’re all excited. You start to see the car, little bits of it at the end of last year and then you see it come together but today is the first time you see it. I’m very excited – it’s incredible to see when everything gets together. Now I’m excited, I can’t wait to get in.”
Who will come out on top this season, the rookie or the four time World Champion?
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