On the one hand, the satisfied data of the data to the simulator, on the other Team Principal and more prudent DT: by Thursday the decision, but the free free you could use to make a comparison between the two versions on the SF-25

Paolo Filisetti

April 7 – 20:56 – MILAN

In view of the Bahrain GP of this weekend, Ferrari seems to face a dilemma. If it is worth it to introduce a improved version of the bottom to Sakhir, which is part of a wider upgrade planned for Miami, or not. The modified fund, by rumors collected, would have already been produced, ready to be potentially used in Bahrain. However, this hypothesis seems to meet a certain resistance within the team. On the one hand there is the aerodynamic department: in light of the simulations, it would be satisfied with the emerged data that go in the direction of an improvement from the car. But there is another group that considers the current condition of performance caused by the non-optimal balance of the SF-25; According to the latter, the problem of balance must be solved before introducing any upgrade on the car.

Divisions in Ferrari

Technical director Loic Serra and Team Principal Fred Vasseur would be among the supporters of this second theory: they think it is better to perfect the dynamic balance of the car before introducing a variant to the current herodinamic. They imply, in support of this thesis, that otherwise the benefits deriving from the development itself could be canceled, or in the best case it would be difficult to understand its real effectiveness. In essence, Ferrari engineers would not have yet decided whether or not to introduce the new fund already to Sakhir.

Ferrari decisions

Voices indicate on Thursday 10 April as the ultimate date to evaluate the opportunity, on the basis of the analysis of Suzuka data: once understood if the performance of the car have been limited to the aerodynamic level despite a good balance, as supported by Leclerc, or if, on the other hand, they were limited by a dynamic balance that is not yet optimal. It seems correct to consider a further theoretical possibility, that of a direct comparison between the current version of the fund and the evolved one during the free practice in Sakhir, before a definitive choice.



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