The substantial package of updates introduced in Montmeló brought the red car to Mercedes’ speed levels. The secret is the design philosophy: the staff directed by Loïc Serra has created a single-seater in which all the innovations combine with those introduced previously
Ferrari’s success with Lewis Hamilton in Barcelona represents a very precise litmus test of the validity of the SF-26 project and indicates a clear coherence of the developments introduced so far. The result of the past weekend must be considered as a whole, starting from the one obtained in qualifying. The gap of just 64 thousandths between George Russell’s pole position and the Ferrari driver’s second place, in fact, unequivocally indicated that the absolute performances on the flying lap were comparable to those of the English driver’s Mercedes W17.