(ANSA) - Maranello, February 15 -
Ferrari presented its 2019 Formula One race car - the SF90 - at its Maranello
headquarters on Friday. Ferrari President John Elkann, CEO Louis Camilleri, new
team principal Mattia Binotto and drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc
were present, along with Piero Ferrari, the son of late founder Enzo Ferrari.
"I can't wait to get in the
car and start," said Germany's four-time world champion Vettel.
"Each time the excitement is
incredible.
"As a team we are on the right
road. Let's hope we keep improving". Ferrari have drafted in talented
youngster Leclerc to replace Kimi Raikkonen this season as they seek to end a
long drought of world titles. Leclerc said that: "I prepared the maximum I
could during the winter break, physically and mentally". Ferrari's last
constructor's championship win dates to 2008 and the last drivers' title goes
back to when Raikkonen won in 2007 during his first of two stints with the
team.
"In 2018 we got really good
achievements," said Binotto. "This car is a development of last
year's car, it's not a revolution. "We've tried to push the bar, try to be
some 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".
One of the most striking aspects
of the new car is its colour - a red that is slightly less bright than the hue
Ferrari usually go for.
The name SF90 refers to the fact
that this year is Ferrari's 90th anniversary.
"The car embodies the latest
state of the art technology, reflects the new regulations for the coming season
and is the fruit of the combined enormous work and talent of everyone in the
Scuderia," said CEO Camilleri.
Source: ANSA
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