Components 1 chief Stefano Domenicali says Ferrari “must have a plan” and the “proper power” for the brand new 2026 F1 season.
Final 12 months, Ferrari suffered their worst season since 2025 with no wins and fourth within the Constructors’ Championship as Lewis Hamilton failed to complete on the rostrum in his first marketing campaign in pink.
Charles Leclerc managed to take a shock pole on the Hungarian Grand Prix with seven different podiums and admitted “it is now or by no means” for Ferrari to ship a championship-winning automobile.
Domenicali, who was Ferrari workforce principal from 2008 to 2014, informed Sky Sports activities Information: “I am a optimistic man. There is no must cry, there is no must at all times be unfavourable. They should have a plan.
“I am positive Fred [Vasseur], Lewis and Charles have a plan and that is what is essential. I believe it is essential to react, to not fade away and for it to be regular to be fourth within the championship.
“We need to have sturdy Ferrari. They should be in a stronger place. They should guarantee that there may be the precise power and the precise factor to comply with up, as a result of in 2026, everyone seems to be speaking, however nobody is aware of the place they’re.
“For those who noticed what occurred final 12 months everybody was already realizing what was taking place sooner or later, keep tuned as a result of each race there shall be an evolution.”
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Domenicali: I informed Lando to maintain smiling
Lando Norris will enter the brand new season, which begins with the Australian Grand Prix on March 6-8, as defending champion however there could possibly be a shakeup within the pecking order on account of new technical laws.
Because of the foundations overhaul, there are three pre-season assessments in Barcelona from January 26-30, Bahrain from February 11-13 and one other Bahrain check from February 18-20.
Norris has the chance to develop into the primary British driver to defend their world title after their maiden championship-winning marketing campaign.
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Domenicali stated: “He is very optimistic, youthful, energetic together with his persona, that’s completely different from the others. I believe that he must preserve one factor, that I at all times stated to him – preserve smiling.
“It is advisable to have optimistic power. Generally, they’re younger, so they’re doing an unimaginable job. They’re a job mannequin for lots of people so they should do not forget that they’re a novel expertise. However I at all times inform him, no secret, preserve smiling.”
Final 12 months, Norris got here out on prime within the first title-decider that concerned greater than two drivers since 2010 – keeping off McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen.
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Domenicali says 2025 was “phenomenal” for F1 with “a number of curiosity from the game’s industrial companions” which everybody must be “very happy with.”
“We need to guarantee that we really feel this power now, to guarantee that we continue to grow our sport in any respect ranges with the truth that everyone seems to be essential to develop this sport,” he added.
“I am anticipating everybody to really feel that in any respect ranges, in order that’s my hope [for 2026].”
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