Ferrari unveils new Formula One car for a new era
The SF90 has the Ferrari team’s eyes set firmly on denying Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton from winning a sixth season
Ferrari turned a page on their recent past on Friday as they unveiled the Formula One (F1) car designed to end an era of Mercedes domination and shatter Lewis Hamilton’s dreams of a sixth championship this season. The sport’s oldest and most successful team, which last won a title more than a decade ago and finished runners-up last year, presented the SF90 with plenty of fanfare at their Maranello factory. “I’m looking forward to this year. I think the team is on the right path and hopefully we can continue improving,” four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel, winner of five races in 2018, assured the audience. The German has a new team mate in Charles Leclerc, replacing 2007 champion Kimi Räikkönen, and a new principal following the departure of Maurizio Arrivabene and appointment of Mattia Binotto. “I’m extremely excited to start this new adventure,” said Leclerc. “It’s a dream since childhood. I’ve always been looking at the red cars, hoping to be one day in this car, so it’s a...
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