Ferrari reveals logistical challenges for the coming months

With the F1 field having returned to Europe for the coming months, Ferrari's Sporting Director Diego Ioverno has revealed that while teams usually move their equipments by road rather than by air or sea, there are still logistical challenges.

After its Canadian interlude, the F1 field returns to Europe, resuming with the Austrian and British double-header. The first of these sees the teams head to Spielberg in the Styrian mountains, a few kilometres from Graz.

For the second time this season, Ferrari is running three drivers over the course of the weekend. In line with the regulation that each race driver must give up his seat for a Friday practice session twice per year for a young driver with fewer than two Grand Prix participations to their name, Dino Beganovic, the young Maranello Academy student, will drive Charles Leclerc's car in the first free practice.

For the Swede, it will not be a completely new opportunity as he has already driven the Monegasque’s SF-25 in the opening practice session at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

With the F1 field having returned to Europe for the coming months, Ferrari's Sporting Director Diego Ioverno has revealed that while teams usually move their equipment by road rather than by air or sea, there are still logistical challenges.

"This part of the championship is reminiscent of old-school Formula 1, when most of the races were in Europe. Returning to Europe requires a completely different approach to both car operations and overall logistics and that has positives and negatives.

"First and foremost, everything is moved by road rather than by air or sea. It’s a faster system, but not necessarily an easier one and it can be less predictable as, often, one has to send partial shipments of equipment that returns to the factory in between races. Additionally, traffic, especially in the height of summer, can significantly increase journey times.

"Secondly, for the travelling personnel, life is more straightforward as they return to Maranello in between each race, which certainly helps the work-life balance.

"Lastly, as has already been the case in Monaco and Spain this year, we use our motorhome for hospitality, which provides the best possible environment for our team personnel, as well for our guests and partners. However, the set-up, tear-down and transport aspect requires a large number of personnel.