Alfa Romeo underestimated impact of no F1 2021 upgrades

The Swiss-based squad was one of the first to call time on any upgrades for last year’s challenger, as it instead decided to focus all its resources on preparing its 2022 design for the new regulations.

But while it hopes that the work for this season will pay off, Vasseur has confessed that there were some negatives from not progressing with its 2021 car that he had not expected.

“We took very early the direction for 2022, at the end of ’20,” he told Autosport. “And perhaps…