What happened to Ferrari in 2020 F1?
Ferrari ended the year with a meagre three podiums and sixth in the constructors’ championship, more than 400 points – the equivalent of 16 race victories – behind defending champions Mercedes. Charles Leclerc will keep his third-place finish in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but his Ferrari team have been fined €50,000 after the stewards found the Italian squad had given an inaccurate fuel declaration for the Monegasque’s car ahead of the race.Ferrari have issued a statement after news had broken that both their drivers had been disqualified from Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc’s car was found to be below the minimum weight, while Lewis Hamilton’s car was found to be in breach of the technical regulations relating to the rearward skid.Charles Leclerc – 8 wins All of Leclerc’s eight F1 wins have come with Ferrari. His first came at the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix and was quickly followed by his second at Monza a week later.Charles Leclerc’s car was found to be below the minimum weight, while Lewis Hamilton’s car was found to be in breach of the technical regulations relating to the rearward skid. Leclerc was the first of the two team mates to have his result scratched off the record books, having initially finished fifth.Scuderia Ferrari have won the most Formula One Grands Prix. Ferrari hold the record for the most Grand Prix victories, having won 248 times. McLaren are second with 194 wins, and Mercedes are third with 129 wins.
Was the 2019 Ferrari illegal?
A series of technical directives were issued clarifying the situation and a new double fuel sensor regulation put in place. Ferrari’s team boss Mattia Binotto consistently denied any wrongdoing and the team were not found to have broken the regulations. RaceFans understands suspicions over the working of Ferrari’s power unit led to new rules for 2020 adding a second sensor to monitor fuel flow. To compensate for the required plumbing, a late tweak to the rules raised the minimum weight limit by a kilo.