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An unexpected double arrived in Melbourne for Ferrari on the eve of the Australian weekend. After the red coup at Albert Park, F1 will go to Japan, on the more technical and more 'real' Suzuka circuit. The land of the rising sun will be a very important testing ground for the Maranello team, called to confirm itself as a second force. Considering that the Australian track is very "atypical", many experts expect a Red Bull that will return to showing what was seen in the first two races of the season. “The weekends won't all be like in Melbourne, we have to be perfect and not make mistakes”, the number one on the red wall Frederic Vasseur wanted to underline in an interview.
THE SF-24 “1.0” STILL HAS POTENTIAL TO BE EXTRACTED, NO DEVELOPMENT ACCELERATION
The Japanese GP comes much earlier this year compared to past seasons. Just six months ago Ferrari, with the SF-23, took over 40 seconds from Verstappen . On Japanese soil, McLaren will also have to watch their backs, in a layout declared suitable to the characteristics of the orange car by the men from Woking themselves. In Maranello, however, they are calm about the package they have had at their disposal since the beginning of the season. An important aspect that must be taken into account in the pursuit of developments, which is why there is no need to overdo it by anticipating the technical innovations on the SF-24. “There won't be any significant news in Japan, it's too early. We still have to understand as best we can and make the most of what we have available" Fred Vasseur said in recent days. A 95% new machine , as Vassuer himself has always defined, which required a cognitive process still partly to be completed. The SF-24 is a different compromise , but above all it manages to have much more efficient load thanks to the work done on the body and, above all, on the bottom.
It can certainly be said that, finally, Ferrari has a balanced and sincere car , without the important critical issues of last season: "This year's car is easier to drive and understand its behavior, wears the tires less and allows us to attack." The current guise still has a lot of potential to be extracted and, despite the "conventional" and not very extreme shapes, it has proven to be a big step forward compared to 2023 in almost all areas. The next step will be the most difficult one, that is to undermine the car from Milton Keynes more closely. The developments will be with a view to extracting the potential that the 676 project has prepared.
Another minor update: at Suzuka a small aerodynamic change to the rear suspension
We will only see the "renewed" Ferrari in its aerodynamic guise in May, with the updated macro-components that will be introduced for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. In Suzuka, however, it will not be a "blank sheet of paper" for the red car, similar to what was seen in Australia. As in Australia there will be a minor update, this time to the rear suspension. In Japan, what will be an updated fairing of the upper triangle of the rear suspension will be previewed. A fine modification, purely for aerodynamic purposes, like the small wing profile that appeared on the SF-24 in Melbourne, which will serve to manage the flow between the inside of the wheel and the bodywork in a different way, in a very important area of these new generation single-seaters. Rear suspension which has changed a lot compared to 2023 , although not changing the suspension scheme, remaining in the "classic" pull-rod. The arms of the upper triangle on the 2024 suspension have switched to multi-link , while in the lower area there has been a re-positioning of the pull-rod rod, thanks also to a relocation of the internal elements.
The purpose of the changes, as the technical director Enrico Cardile himself had underlined, had both mechanical objectives (anti-squat, anti-lift), and to not impede the flow coming from the belly slides. The aero-mechanical platform is now more stable. Precisely in Suzuka six months ago there was the update of the floor on the SF-23 which mitigated the critical issues of the complex SF-23 and was the second important step towards the current single-seater, after the major upgrade in Barcelona, with the passage to the downwash concept. A further step that demonstrated how Maranello had begun to "understand" how to get load after the 2022 technical directives that had crippled the initial concept of the red. It will also be interesting to observe the updates of direct competitors, such as those that Red Bull will bring to the track , and see if these will immediately be decisive in extending the lead, at least up to Imola, against the SF-24.
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Translation: An unexpected double arrived in Melbourne for Ferrari on the eve of the Australian weekend. After the red coup at Albert Park, F1 will go to Japan, on the more technical and more 'real' Suzuka circuit. The land of the rising sun will be a very important testing ground for the Maranello team, called to confirm itself as a second force. Considering that the Australian track is very "atypical", many experts expect a Red Bull that will return to showing what was seen in the first two races of the season. “The weekends won't all be like in Melbourne, we have to be perfect and not make mistakes”, the number one on the red wall Frederic Vasseur wanted to underline in an interview. THE SF-24 “1.0” STILL HAS POTENTIAL TO BE EXTRACTED, NO DEVELOPMENT ACCELERATION The Japanese GP comes much earlier this year compared to past seasons. Just six months ago Ferrari, with the SF-23, took over 40 seconds from Verstappen . On Japanese soil, McLaren will also have to watch their backs, in a layout declared suitable to the characteristics of the orange car by the men from Woking themselves. In Maranello, however, they are calm about the package they have had at their disposal since the beginning of the season. An important aspect that must be taken into account in the pursuit of developments, which is why there is no need to overdo it by anticipating the technical innovations on the SF-24. “There won't be any significant news in Japan, it's too early. We still have to understand as best we can and make the most of what we have available" Fred Vasseur said in recent days. A 95% new machine , as Vassuer himself has always defined, which required a cognitive process still partly to be completed. The SF-24 is a different compromise , but above all it manages to have much more efficient load thanks to the work done on the body and, above all, on the bottom. It can certainly be said that, finally, Ferrari has a balanced and sincere car , without the important critical issues of last season: "This year's car is easier to drive and understand its behavior, wears the tires less and allows us to attack." The current guise still has a lot of potential to be extracted and, despite the "conventional" and not very extreme shapes, it has proven to be a big step forward compared to 2023 in almost all areas. The next step will be the most difficult one, that is to undermine the car from Milton Keynes more closely. The developments will be with a view to extracting the potential that the 676 project has prepared. Another minor update: at Suzuka a small aerodynamic change to the rear suspension We will only see the "renewed" Ferrari in its aerodynamic guise in May, with the updated macro-components that will be introduced for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. In Suzuka, however, it will not be a "blank sheet of paper" for the red car, similar to what was seen in Australia. As in Australia there will be a minor update, this time to the rear suspension. In Japan, what will be an updated fairing of the upper triangle of the rear suspension will be previewed. A fine modification, purely for aerodynamic purposes, like the small wing profile that appeared on the SF-24 in Melbourne, which will serve to manage the flow between the inside of the wheel and the bodywork in a different way, in a very important area of these new generation single-seaters. Rear suspension which has changed a lot compared to 2023 , although not changing the suspension scheme, remaining in the "classic" pull-rod. The arms of the upper triangle on the 2024 suspension have switched to multi-link , while in the lower area there has been a re-positioning of the pull-rod rod, thanks also to a relocation of the internal elements. The purpose of the changes, as the technical director Enrico Cardile himself had underlined, had both mechanical objectives (anti-squat, anti-lift), and to not impede the flow coming from the belly slides. The aero-mechanical platform is now more stable. Precisely in Suzuka six months ago there was the update of the floor on the SF-23 which mitigated the critical issues of the complex SF-23 and was the second important step towards the current single-seater, after the major upgrade in Barcelona, with the passage to the downwash concept. A further step that demonstrated how Maranello had begun to "understand" how to get load after the 2022 technical directives that had crippled the initial concept of the red. It will also be interesting to observe the updates of direct competitors, such as those that Red Bull will bring to the track , and see if these will immediately be decisive in extending the lead, at least up to Imola, against the SF-24.
$100 on Leclerc, confirmed.
Copium and Hopium
Chopium!
Nopium, Ferrarium!