THE FERRARI AXIS

FERRARI

One of F1’s most powerful voices thanks to its heritage. Regularly changes tack in approach to customer cars: its supplier relationship with Haas, using the listed parts rules, has provoked controversy, including unsubstantiated claims that it was using Haas time in its windtunnel for its own purposes. During the COVID-19 crisis it proposed F1 permit customer cars in similar fashion to Motogp. But it also lodged appeal against the FIA’S finding in the Racing Point case, which it later withdrew.

ALFA ROMEO

The team formerly known as Sauber now enjoys closer ties with Ferrari due to a marketing tie-up with Alfa Romeo, part of the wider Fiat empire. But its value as an entity is based on its technological know-how. Its drivers are Ferrari-affiliated, it has a Ferrari powertrain, and its cars follow Ferrari’s ‘inboard-loaded’ front wing philosophy but it creates far more of its car in-house. Like Haas, it has remained quiet on the Racing Point issue.

HAAS

Gene Haas set up his F1 team to exploit the listed parts regulations to the full, with a small design operation. Buys as many components as permitted from Ferrari, including powertrain and suspension, and contracts out much of the rest of the design and build work to Dallara. Visual similarities between its cars and Ferrari’s have provoked controversy, as has use of Ferrari’s windtunnel. Largely sat on the fence during Racing

Point affair.