Tatuus iMagazine

6 All the championships that have Tatuus as a supplier seem to be in great shape. Is it something you can also be credited for? "Only the thought makes me very proud. The quality of the car and technical assistance can do a lot, but the relationship goes both ways. As I said before, we are lucky to collaborate with capable promoters. ACI Sport comes to mind, as it was the world's first federation to start a Formula 4 championship in 2014. Seven years later, in 2021, they had 35 drivers in action for their final weekend with the old car." The first F4 car, the T‐014, has become a huge landmark in Tatuus history, and it’s not even ready to retire! "After the conclusion of the Formula Renault 2.0 era, Tatuus lived a second life and kept growing thanks to the F4 concept. I don't know whether we can put this project at the top of our company's ranking. If anything, I can hope that the new generation will end up there! Anyway, the importance of Formula 4 for us is undisputed, it is our hardcore. We will start another challenge with MSV and Jonathan Palmer for the GB4 championship in 2022, and the T‐014s will have a second competitive life there, confirming that they are still appealing." There is a lot still being done and to be done, but what will be the next chapter for Tatuus? "The 2022 season will start with a consolidation process, considering the total number of cars that have to be produced non‐stop until June. Then we will move to a new state‐of‐the‐art facility in Arese, which will be very representative of the Tatuus of today. We decided to wait for our move because a process like this always requires some degree of adjustment, and we wanted to avoid any unknown variable in such a key moment. After we settled in, we will sit down and figure out where we want to go from there. The idea of expanding our portfolio with other products and ideas is there, for sure. For example, I'd like to see if there is a possibility of creating an electric car for Formula E, plus we are talking to other manufacturers about alternative projects. But for now, I have to be vague..." Talking about Arese remind the fans of a famous brand, Alfa Romeo "The new headquarters will be in a former Alfa Romeo area. Being able to raise a top‐level racing enterprise from those ashes is extremely fascinating, especially because Alfa wrote so many pages of our story. We will be close to the ACI track where we will test, experiment, and do other activities. The area will welcome other major players in the automotive industry, and we are proud to be the pioneers of that new project."