Ferrari to push innovation boundaries
Ferrari are planning to push the boundaries in 2011 when it comes to innovations.
The Italian team have in recent years been found wanting when it came to introduction new devices like the double-decker diffuser, F-duct and the blown rear diffuser.
However, the Scuderia plan to be one step ahead of their competitors next year, according to team principal Stefano Domenicali.
"When our technical director, Aldo Costa, spoke of extreme design, he wanted to spur all our engineers to push on the theme of innovation which, in Formula 1, means exploring all areas right up to the limits set by the regulations and I also hope that will be the case," he told the official Ferrari website.
"It is a difficult challenge, because we operate in a very competitive environment: we know that in 2011 we will have to start off immediately with a car capable of winning, so that we are not always having to catch up, as was the case this year."
There has been plenty of talk about possible organisational changes at Ferrari after Fernando Alonso lost out on the Drivers' Championship in the final race of the season, but Domenicali is staying tightlipped.
"We will make adjustments, but they will only be revealed at the right moment," he said.
"From a technical point of view, we must try not to repeat the mistakes which occasionally led us to take a step backwards rather than forwards. In order to succeed, we are working with alacrity and without let up. Next season will be very long and we cannot allow ourselves not to make the most of our potential at every race: in 2010, especially in the early stages, we missed opportunities to pick up valuable points and we paid heavily for that at the final reckoning."
Credit: PlanetF1.com (www.planetf1.com)
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