When watching Formula 1, you might have found yourself wondering why there’s fairly standard looking family estate car trundling around behind the pack at the start of a race. However, the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix brought home just how crucial the FIA Medical Car’s role is in the sport.
It was that car, driven by Alan van der Merwe and with the FIA’s Medical Rescue Coordinator Dr Ian Roberts riding alongside, that was on the scene in seconds after Romain Grosjean’s Haas VF-20 ploughed terrifyingly through the Armco barriers at the Bahrain International Circuit, before erupting in flames.
Alfa Romeo not ready to commit to Ferrari after 2021
Date published:
December 18 2020
Alfa Romeo boss, Frederic Vasseur, has said the team are not in a position yet to enter a new long-term deal with Ferrari over their engine supply.
Ferrari suffered their worst result in Formula 1 since 1980 after finishing P6 in the Constructors’ Championship behind Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren, Racing Point and Renault.
A private investigation into their 2019 power unit meant Ferrari had to make changes to their engine ahead of the 2020 season in order to ensure that they fully complied with the FIA regulations.
As a result, Ferrari lost significant performance and that also had a knock-on effect with their customer teams Alfa Romeo (P8) and Haas (P9), who finished with just eight and three points respectively.