Stefano Domenicali believes there is a lack of emerging talent in the sport – Formula 1 news
Ferrari team principal, Stefano Domenicali believes that there is a lack of emerging talent in Formula 1 due to the strictness in the testing regulations.
Domenicali said that almost every team intended to evaluate their cars with the race drivers instead of the test drivers during the in-season test held at Mugello which hindered the opportunity to see the abilities of youngsters. Moreover, he said that according
to him the current field lack talented drivers as compared to what has been witnessed in the past.
"I will not speak negatively about the current drivers, but it is clear that we are not seeing any big stars emerging as seen in the past," Domenicali told TotalRace.
Furthermore, he said that the conditions are going to be even worse to bring in new drivers in the coming years as there will be no in-season test.
Therefore, he insisted that there is an earnest need of more and more tests to be held, not only to make the assessment of the car’s updates and staff training but also for the analysis of the fresh drivers to measure their potential.
"If we don't organise more tests within F1, this problem will become greater. That's why I'm trying to convince others that the category has to realise that tests in F1 are critical, not only for the development of the car and team, but also for a new generation
of drivers who will not have the chance to grow and be seen," he added.
In addition, he said that if there will be no more tests in the future, it will be quite impossible to bring in the new generation of drivers who are confident enough of winning races.
It will be important to mention that in order to cope with the issue, F1 has introduced Young Driver Test which is solely targeted to provide the rookie drivers a fair chance to demonstrate their skills and abilities so as to secure race seats in the teams.
Over and above, it will be quite interesting to see how the sport makes progress in the coming years.
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