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Ferrari: Title battle was lost before season even started
Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto believes the squad’s 2019 Formula 1 title hopes were ultimately blown by a car project that was “not good enough” when it was in the initial phases of development last year. Mercedes has been the pace-setter throughout the hybrid era but aerodynamic regulation changes in 2017 brought Ferrari back into contention. However, after an encouraging pre-season campaign, Ferrari started the year poorly amid a lack of pace, reliability issues, and tactical blunders, and did not win a race until after the summer break. Its SF90, which held strong straight-line speed for much of the campaign, was particularly weak at downforce-dependent circuits, most...
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