Beginning in the present day, Ferrari returns to the monitor with the SF-23 single-seater: the Scuderia has entry to the Barcelona circuit for 3 days of Take a look at Earlier Vehicles programme, the place Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc can have the chance to proceed their coaching forward of the 2025 Method 1 season.
The FIA regulation launched this 12 months limits Take a look at Earlier Vehicles to 4 days with a most mileage of 1,000 kilometers per driver. Throughout his debut in pink, Lewis Hamilton coated solely 89 kilometers, and Charles Leclerc managed 42 kilometers as a result of heavy rain falling on the Fiorano monitor throughout his flip.
On the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, the climate circumstances are anticipated to be far more favorable, permitting the 2 drivers to familiarize themselves with the automobile in preparation for the debut of the SF-25, scheduled for February 19 at Fiorano, following a presentation set to be streamed with out journalists current.
The SF-23, after all, should stay on the growth stage it was in on the finish of the 2023 Method 1 championship. Nevertheless, each Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will be capable of assess what we’d name the “Loic Serra impact.” The drivers’ work will deal with analyzing two key facets: tire put on, which was one of many Achilles’ heels of the automobile two years in the past, and begins.
Technical director Loic Serra, who was warmly welcomed by the Maranello workers, brings intensive experience when it comes to tire dynamics. The Montmeló take a look at may due to this fact show very helpful for creating tire administration methods that may additionally profit the SF-25. Admittedly, the tires used throughout these periods should not those supposed for 2025 (which might be much less delicate to overheating), as particular tires are allotted for these assessments.
Nonetheless, Ferrari will be capable of consider, alongside the 2 drivers, how tire conduct modifications primarily based on methods adopted throughout the warm-up lap, making an allowance for temperature and inflation pressures. They may then analyze how this impacts tire efficiency over a stint and its total lifespan.
The opposite space of focus is the beginning: the Maranello group’s engineers and technicians imagine there may be nonetheless room for enchancment, not simply in clutch launch but additionally normally acceleration from a standstill when the lights exit. Electronics consultants are persevering with to refine launch methods: whereas the clutch should be manually managed by the driving force, optimizing energy supply to stop grip loss depends on the exact synchronization of the interior combustion engine’s output with the hybrid system, which solely prompts above 100 kilometers per hour.
The Scuderia is thus making ready to fine-tune particulars that would make a major distinction in a season the place the group aspires to compete for each world titles.
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