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Ferrari admits 'taking some risks' by pushing engine update

Ferrari admits it took a risk by implementing its 2022 hybrid system but insists the early introduction of the engine update is key to getting a head start on next season. The Scuderia's engineers made significant progress last winter on the Italian outfit's power unit, a weak element that had significantly contributed to the team's dismal 2020 campaign. However, the new unit still featured an older-spec hybrid system. Ferrari was therefore authorized to update the component which it did at the Russian Grand Prix where Charles Leclerc was assigned the first upgraded PU. In Turkey, Carlos Sainz was the beneficiary of the new hardware following the Scuderia's plan to assess its new hybrid...
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