Ferrari reveals launch date for 2024 F1 car

Ferrari has revealed that it will launch its 2024 Formula 1 car onFebruary 13, just over two weeks before the start of the newseason. The Italian squad enters the campaign hoping to build on adifficult 2023 that saw it slip to third place in the Constructors'standings. It commenced the campaign hoping to challenge Red Bullfor the World Championship having secured four race wins in 2022.However, it faced a number of challenges including reliabilityconcerns and botched strategy calls. It prevailed at the SingaporeGrand Prix with Carlos Sainz, marking the only race during the yearthat Red Bull failed to win. Ferrari's championship droughtstretches back to 2008 when it won the Constructors' Championshipfor the 16th time. “The launch will take place on the 13th ofFebruary, the day before Valentine's Day,” confirmed Team PrincipalFrederic Vasseur. However, the Frenchman would not reveal anyfurther details, including the name of the challenger: “You willsee the rest on the 13th.” Vasseur has asserted that the team isadamant that it will have a calmer approach to setting expectationsnext year. Explaining why Ferrari has opted to launch its 2024 carone day earlier compared to last year, Vasseur revealed it was dueto a tight schedule to get the cars ready for pre-season testing.“We have the test a bit earlier and it's it's quite a challenge toput everything together, we had no other option,” he said. “I thinkthat some of our teams are doing it on the 14th. But it's quitechallenging to be already for Bahrain.”