Beginning at present, Ferrari returns to the observe with the SF-23 single-seater: the Scuderia has entry to the Barcelona circuit for 3 days of Check Earlier Automobiles programme, the place Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc could have the chance to proceed their coaching forward of the 2025 Formulation 1 season.
The FIA regulation launched this yr limits Check Earlier Automobiles to 4 days with a most mileage of 1,000 kilometers per driver. Throughout his debut in crimson, Lewis Hamilton lined solely 89 kilometers, and Charles Leclerc managed 42 kilometers attributable to heavy rain falling on the Fiorano observe throughout his flip.
On the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, the climate situations are anticipated to be rather more favorable, permitting the 2 drivers to familiarize themselves with the automotive 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 Formulation 1 championship. Nevertheless, each Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will be capable of assess what we would name the “Loic Serra impact.” The drivers’ work will deal with analyzing two key features: tire put on, which was one of many Achilles’ heels of the automotive two years in the past, and begins.
Technical director Loic Serra, who was warmly welcomed by the Maranello employees, brings in depth experience when it comes to tire dynamics. The Montmeló check might subsequently 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 meant for 2025 (which can be much less delicate to overheating), as particular tires are allotted for these checks.
Nonetheless, Ferrari will be capable of consider, alongside the 2 drivers, how tire conduct adjustments primarily based on methods adopted through the warm-up lap, taking into consideration temperature and inflation pressures. They’ll then analyze how this impacts tire efficiency over a stint and its general lifespan.
The opposite space of focus is the beginning: the Maranello staff’s engineers and technicians imagine there’s nonetheless room for enchancment, not simply in clutch launch but in addition normally acceleration from a standstill when the lights exit. Electronics specialists are persevering with to refine launch methods: whereas the clutch have to be manually managed by the driving force, optimizing energy supply to forestall 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 getting ready to fine-tune particulars that might make a big distinction in a season the place the staff aspires to compete for each world titles.
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