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The testing time at the Miami Grand Prix is ​​over, everyone is already looking at the classification of this new event. In the three hours that were given to test and adapt to this recently opened track, no one has been safe from making mistakes, some were able to save the touch with the protections. However, others like Bottas, Sainz or Ocon did not have the same fate. We will see how they manage the situation when the need to find a good time in qualifying makes them rush every millimeter of the track, taking risks on this complicated track where grip can also play tricks on them. The wait is over, it’s time to enjoy the qualifying session of the Miami Grand Prix.

After the winter tests and free practice sessions, now it is time to find out the truth and see which team and driver are the fastest. The time for conjectures or attempts to improve is over, the traffic light will turn green and there will be no respite until the grid is in order. We will know very soon who has done their homework correctly and who has rested on their laurels during the winter. We have seen details in this time of testing, but surely they were nothing more than mirages, and not because we are in Bahrain, in F1 everyone tends to save their cards until the right moment. But that moment has come, let’s see the real order and who is the brave one who manages to take over the first pole of the year, the first of a new era in the category.

One of the most anticipated cars of the season is here. After an upward 2021, the Ferrari team has unveiled the car with which it will try to return to the throne of the premier category of motorsport. This is the F1-75, whose name honors the 75th anniversary of the date on which Enzo Ferrari started the Scuderia’s first engine, back in 1947. The Italians have opted to broadcast the presentation live through their social networks, where they have finally let us see their new racing car, in which the main novelty is the color black, as anticipated by the clothing collection of the ” Prancing Horse” for this year. This color is present in the lower part of the car, as well as in the front and rear wings, although the main one is once once more red.

It must be said that the design of the F1-75 has not caught everyone by surprise, since yesterday an Italian website leaked some images. One of the most used words during the event was “innovation”, which is precisely what Ferrari was following with this car. Among the novelties, we find a double bottom with the interpretation of the aerodynamic concept externally in the upper part of the side, which has a pronounced hollow. For its part, The car will have the 066/7 power unit, while cooling will be one of its key points thanks to the fact that the radiator openings are tall and narrow. It is expected to achieve 7% more efficiency in the rear than with other options in the bottom.

Carlos Sainz, Ferrari driver:

“This new car looks very aggressive, it’s also radical and beautiful. I hope, as Charles has said, that it will be very fast. We already tested the tires last year and we felt that it was a step in the right direction, as they should give us the opportunity to push harder in the races and be able to run closer. The only question is visibility; maybe these new tires might be a problem, especially on street circuits. The good thing is that this car has a radical design, I like it, because it is what you want to see when you release a new racing car. This color seeks to represent Ferrari’s past on the occasion of 75 years. I’m more than ready for this new season. 2021 was a very good year for me as I was able to adapt to a new environment and learn how Ferrari works. Now is the time to take the team to another level and step forward. As drivers we want more success in 2022, so we’re going for it.”

Charles Leclerc, Ferrari driver:

“I am working as hard as I can to improve year following year, although this season is going to be very important for the team, and for us drivers it is a good opportunity too. The expectations are high, very high, for everyone, but we will make sure that all the work we have done allows us to achieve good results during the season. The color is perfect. It fits perfectly. It’s a dark red that looks more aggressive, but I think it fits perfectly in a car like this. Love it. I’d like it a lot better if it’s fast on the track, but I love the look. It looks huge. It is strange not to see pylons, since we were used to having them. It is quite different. I think the chassis is my favorite part of the car. You can see how much work is in it. It’s impressive, extreme and I like it.”

Mattia Binotto, jefe de Ferrari:

“I have to admit that, personally, I am excited, since this car is the product of the effort, dedication and passion of each one of us. It is due to the work of a group of people who have invested everything in this car, working with courage, creativity and team spirit. We have a good group of people here who have gone from strength to strength, investing all their tools in this project. I am proud of them. We have taken on a challenge with this project with an innovative approach because, apart from the requirements of the new technical regulations, we believe that we have to do this with an open mind.”

“These two guys are still very young, but they are very experienced. Charles is a product of our academy, it is his fourth season at Ferrari. He has always been very fast. He is talented. I think he is getting better every season, he is getting faster, but he is also getting better as a person and as a driver. I hope he continues to improve here this new season. Carlos, I think that when we met and, somehow, we decided to walk together for more than a year, no one would have expected it to be fast so soon. This hasn’t been a surprise to us, but I think he fit in very well with the new environment from the start of the season. It improved during the year and finished in a very strong way. I hope he raises the bar in 2022.”

The British Oxfordshire team chose midday on February 15 to show the world their new place, the weapon with which they will face the new season, the change in regulations. A great absence was evident in the presentation compared to past years, although we know that it is not the only absence. The team presented its new car at the hands of its two drivers for 2022, Alexander Albon and Nicholas Latifi, and the group manager, Jost Capito.

The day chosen by Williams has arrived to present his new creature

Arriving at noon and although with a little delay, as usual in these presentations, the Oxfordshire team began their presentation on the chosen date. After a long countdown of almost 15 minutes, the event was introduced with a video of the brand with the pilots in a sports venue and the darkness of the place contrasted with the spotlights. After the intro, they gave way to the event, which was guided by a presenter and in the scene a lot of darkness was witnessed, among so much black in the image, or rather absences of details and colors, we might distinguish a single-seater covered by a black cloth in middle of the scene. The presenter gave way to Jost Capito, the director of Williams spoke excited and excited regarding this new stage that opens before everyone in the Great Circus.

After a few minutes immersed in this talk with Capito regarding what is coming and what it has meant for the team to work on this new single-seater, named FW44, it gave way to what is the most important moment of the event, which we all wanted to see.

The Williams drivers

The image shows the official drivers of the F1 team at the gates of the Williams house, the well-known Nicholas Latifi and the newcomer back to the category, Alexander Albon. In a vague, but very emotional way, images of the trajectories of both drivers of the Grove team begin to overlap on the screen. Once both talents were presented, the image returned to the already seen stage of the presentation, together with those already present, the presenter and Capito, the two Williams drivers joined. Unlike other presentations, on this occasion it was striking that neither Latifi nor Albon were dressed in competition overalls.

The FW44

After a few minutes of chatting with the boys and the manager, now there was nothing more important to see than the car. The image that made its way was a round and dark tunnel, in the center of the image the silhouette of a Formula 1 single-seater might be glimpsed and behind it a spotlight, but this spotlight did not leave much to be seen, it only hinted at the new lines that cars follow now, following the change in regulations. As it got closer we saw superimposed images of blueprints, tools and best of all goosebumps, historical images of the great achievements of the Williams team in the past. Between the games of light and shadow we saw how the silhouette of a pilot approached the car helmet in hand.

And just at that moment the light entered the scene to reveal the new decoration that the new Oxfordshire car wears. Nothing to see or reminiscent of the cars of recent years, dark blue almost completely dominated the design, mixing with red and light blue, thus showing the team its new face. And he did it under the motto of “a new beginning”. The event returned to the stage, along with all the protagonists, but the car that was previously hidden under the fabric was already exposed, the new design might be seen on the screen with everyone. Detailed plans of the team’s new work of art and a pleasant and explicit talk with the protagonists was what closed the presentation event of Williams Racing 2022.