Ferrari’s new car ready for road in Barcelona
Despite Michael Schumacher’s impressive victory at Imola and the new F2003-GA’s imminent arrival, championship leaders McLaren-Mercedes insist they are not rushing to get their new car into service.
Both teams are fighting at the front of the field despite using cars that were introduced for last year’s championship and the timing of the introduction of their respective new cars could be crucial for the title race. However, McLaren technical director Adrian Newey said: “At the moment, we have the old car going well. The drivers know it, they know how to set it up and it is reliable, so that is why we kept it from the start of the year. I don’t think the new one will be racing until Canada at the very earliest.”
