Ferrari has hit back at claims its early 2022 advantage is due to getting a ‘head start’ with the all-new regulations. “According to the rules, everyone was only allowed to start working in the wind tunnel and simulator on January 1 2021. We may have put more focus on 2022, but we all started from the same point and just did a good job. “I don’t think we have an advantage over the others,” the Italian added. Leading the drivers’ standings for Ferrari is 24-year-old Charles Leclerc, and Binotto thinks the Monaco-born star has what it takes to be world champion.

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