Formula 1: Will Ferrari Changes Bring a Better 2015?

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Published: December 20, 2014

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It’s all change at Ferrari before the start of the 2015 Formula 1 season, as a number of key personnel have been shown the door in the wake of one of the biggest driver changes in recent memory.

After seasons of underwhelming machinery, Ferrari’s overhaul means they are very serious about returning to the top of Formula 1 in the quickest manner possible.

The 2014 season had not been kind to the Scuderia. With new regulations to exploit, the team produced an underwhelming car with a weak engine, possibly the weakest of the three engines used in 2014.

Fernando Alonso dragged as much as he could out of the car, scoring two podiums, while Kimi Raikkonen struggled with the new regulations and a lack of front end grip. A best result of second means this is the first season since 1993 where Ferrari have failed to secure a win, which is just unacceptable.

Change is needed, and change is what they are getting.

It all started back in October, in the build-up to the Japanese Grand Prix, when then-reigning four-time Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel announced that he was leaving the cocoon of Red Bull in search of a new challenge, which was to be Ferrari.

With Raikkonen already confirmed for 2015, Fernando Alonso looked set to depart Ferrari after five seasons, 11 race wins, and three runners-up spots in the drivers' championship. Crucially, though, there was no championship year.



Signing the man who beat him on a consistent basis is a statement of intent from Ferrari. The love between the two had died, but of the current crop of drivers, only Vettel matches him in terms of success and clearly has the knowledge to help develop world championship winning cars.

More recently, Esteban Gutierrez joined the team as a test and development driver. It was the move that the 23-year-old Mexican has been seeking since it became apparent he had no race seat at Sa...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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