In the round-up: Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali believes the sport “needs Ferrari to be competitive” and hopes that the team will improve under new leadership.
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F1 “needs Ferrari to be competitive” – Domenicali
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto announced he will resign his position after the team’s championship challenge faded over the course of the season. Speaking to Sky, Domenicali – a former team principal of Ferrari – said he believes the sport needs the famous Italian manufacturer to be in the fight at the front.
“I really hope that Ferrari will find the right solution to stay on track, because they did a big recovery from where they were two years ago,” Domenicali said.
“We need Ferrari to be competitive and we need to have a good team, a strong team, strong drivers, to fight against the others. So that’s the wish that I’m hoping for.”
Albon never at 100% following surgery
Alex Albon says he never felt he returned to full fitness for the final six races of the 2022 season after he underwent emergency surgery during the Italian Grand Prix weekend.
Albon was admitted to hospital after the first day of practice in Monza after a sudden bout of appendicitis. He underwent surgery to have his appendix removed, missed the race but returned two weeks later for the Singapore Grand Prix.
The Williams driver says the off-season will be vital for him to “get to 100%” after his operation. “We didn’t have the time to train to really get back that fitness.
“But realistically speaking, Singapore was tough. Japan was 75% and then after Japan, I felt pretty good.”
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