We have just entered the long-awaited weekend of the Emilia Romagna and Made in Italy Grand Prix (what Made in Italy has to do with a car race remains a mystery) and there is an air of great euphoria because the race of Miami has rekindled the hopes of those who believe that the updates could put Red Bull in difficulty.
This hype (saying it in English is cool) is powered by filming day of Fiorano where we were able to peek at a Ferrari with significant aerodynamic updates following the path traced by Red Bull. It is not my intention to underline for the umpteenth time that despite all the possible progress, the dominance of the Anglo-Austrian team is not and will never be questioned between now and the end of the year, with all due respect to the press and fans who continue to fuel absurd mirages.
![Ferrari Miami](https://www.formulacritica.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Vasseur-750x375.webp)
Ferrari: finally the change of pace
What is interesting to talk about is that finally, after years of inaction, we can admire a dynamic Ferrari, which pushes on the accelerator and brings important updates following the lines of development of solutions that already work on other single-seaters without the "Tafazzi" syndrome of recent years which has led the team to heavy defeats by obtusely pursuing its own ideas rather than admitting that other people's solutions worked much better .
Credit must be given to Frédéric Vasseur for having carried out a methodical clean-up that was expected for a long time, removing figures who had now festered within the team and prevented its growth. Last on the list is Leclerc's track engineer, Xavi Marcos, who for a couple of years had already demonstrated a clear communication problem between himself and the driver, often resulting in more of a problem than a resource.
Here, these are the "updates" that give us hope: a radical and fearless restructuring, Jean Todt style in 1993 which is finally leading to the production of sensible projects, coherent development plans that are not functional to creating consensus. Moves aimed at eliminating the Marchian errors that we had tragically become accustomed to in the Binotto era.
Even on a communication level, things seem to have changed a lot: that phase of total detachment from reality has passed. Now the analyzes and comments off the track are more realistic and objective. While continuing to legitimately defend the team's work, we no longer witness those grotesque little theaters where the team principal he wanted to "educate" us to rejoice for a sixth place as if it were a victory, fully betraying the spirit that has always animated the Maranello team.
![Ferrari Imola](https://www.formulacritica.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-7-750x375.webp)
We therefore go to Imola with the hope of seeing a step forward, of observing a team that manages to progress during the year rather than regress as per tradition. The aim is to observe a gap that is narrowing compared to the top team and which gives the possibility of seizing opportunities as Norris did in the last grand prix.
From this perspective, the need to sign an important figure like Adrian Newey at all costs appears even less pressing and if today he is perhaps about to sign for the Prancing Horse it is because everyone perceives the discontinuity compared to the past.
If Pharaoh Binotto were still around, someone like Newey wouldn't have the doubt whether to land in Maranello or not: he would just be sure to stay as far away as possible.
Crediti foto: Scuderia Ferrari