The news from Maranello in view of the Italian Grand Prix on 6 September and the tribute to the German champion thirty years after his first victory with the Red
Monza is the appointment most important of the year for Ferrari and in Maranello they know you can’t go wrong. All the Rossa people will gather on the Brianza circuit to make their warmth felt Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton and so in the two weeks that separate Zandvoort from our home grand prix in Maranello they are working on every detail to try to win. The gap that Ferrari had against Mercedes in the first part of the season was due to the difference in engine power, in Monza thanks to the rules of the International Federation which allow performance to be improved with interventions during the year, the SF-26 will be equipped with a new engine. The second intervention of the season on the Aduo should lead to important performances, it is difficult to imagine now how much the Reds will be able to recover on the silver arrows and team principal Fred Vasseur he doesn’t want to raise hopes too much: “We know the power of the Mercedes engine and we are aware of the fact that the adjustments will not be able to revolutionize the forces on the field.” In short, Ferrari prefers to keep a low profile, and then unleash its two drivers in Monza, where Kimi Antonelli, current world championship leader with 58 points ahead of teammate George Russell and Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton, will have to serve a penalty and will be forced into an uphill race to recover the ten positions further back from which he will be forced to start.
Schumacher style tracksuits
The other innovation, not of a technical nature, but which will have a great emotional impact, desired by Maranello together with the Schumacher family are the new suits that Leclerc and Hamilton will wear. A tribute to the German driver on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of his first victory driving a Ferrari on 8 September 1996. Tracksuits “inspired by the impact that Michael Schumacher had on Formula 1”. There will be the Schumacher logo and the seven stars that remember the world championships won by the German with the Red.
Towards Monza
The week of the Italian Grand Prix for Leclerc and Hamilton will begin on September 2 with the crowds at Palazzo Reale in Milan, for the event Drive to Monza branded Scuderia Ferrari and Peroni Nastro Azzurro. From Thursday the drivers will be busy on the circuit for the media day, free practice on Friday, official practice on Saturday and the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday.
