Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali happy with team's start

Stefano Domenicali

The first pre season testing for the new F1 season came to an end this past week and there were a lot of talking points, with Red Bull’s early departure being the most prominent one.

For Ferrari’s team principal Stefano Domenicali, however, things were “solid”. Domenicali said that he was happy with the start that their new car F14 T provided.

The Italian told Ferrari’s official website, “These were four very demanding and important days to give us something to work on over the coming days in Maranello. The technical parameters of the F14 T, as well as the aerodynamic validation we saw on track, match our expectations and provide a solid starting point, which we must now exploit as much as possible.”

The second phase of pre-season testing starts from February 19 and will take place at Bahrain. Domenicali added that it is still early days to deduce anything. “We can’t evaluate performance levels at the moment, neither that of the F14 T, nor those of our rivals.

“The important thing is to do as many laps as possible to give our engineers the data they need to continue with the development of the car. It would be premature to make any precise evaluations. What counts for more is to have clear ideas on what we must do now and on the direction to take, so that we arrive in Melbourne in the best possible shape.”