The SF-25 captured everybody’s consideration on the night of February 18—regardless of the continued F1 75 Stay occasion at London’s O2 Area, the place all of the groups unveiled their 2025 liveries—and once more yesterday when it hit the monitor for the primary time, with Charles Leclerc taking the wheel earlier than Lewis Hamilton had his flip at Fiorano.
In line with technical director Loic Serra, the brand new Ferrari is an evolution of the already stable SF-24. Nonetheless, as we all know, engine growth has been frozen since 2022.
Enrico Gualtieri, head of Ferrari’s energy unit division, defined how his crew has labored to make small but significant enhancements in efficiency and reliability whereas additionally aiding the aerodynamics division in enhancing effectivity.
“Engine growth has been frozen since 2022, that means we can’t change any {hardware} or introduce new parts throughout the energy unit,” Enrico Gualtieri informed in a current interview for the Italian web site Automoto. “That doesn’t imply we will’t optimize what we have already got. We’ve labored onerous and at last managed to refine our methods to raised combine our PU into our operations, notably throughout all facets of a race weekend, to maximise each efficiency benefit. In fact, nothing groundbreaking—particularly in comparison with what we may obtain when growth time was limitless. We’ve got merely regained the efficiency potential we misplaced final yr, which is able to make the grid much more aggressive.”
“For the primary time, we didn’t must depend on auxiliary parts however as a substitute targeted on integrating the ability unit seamlessly with the brand new automotive. In actuality, we had already achieved a correct match by the tip of 2022. Our design decisions have been primarily geared toward giving the aerodynamics crew full freedom by occupying as little house as doable throughout the automotive’s structure. We’ve been working with this energy unit for ten years now—an extremely lengthy journey. It started in 2014, although issues didn’t go as we had hoped. Nonetheless, it was a useful studying expertise that offered new alternatives. Crucial factor is that we’ve gained expertise, and in the long run, we made important progress.”
This yr, Ferrari faces a twin problem: creating the SF-25 with the hope of preventing for the title till the ultimate race whereas additionally engaged on the 2026 automotive, which will probably be constructed below the brand new technical laws set to take impact on January 1 subsequent yr.
“We’re totally targeted on launching the 2025 automotive and managing all the season. That mentioned, 2026 is getting nearer, so this yr will probably be crucial and intensely demanding in that regard. One of the best ways to be ready is to work on it whereas holding our present season’s aims in sight. Within the coming weeks, we are going to dive deeper into creating the ability unit for the subsequent regulatory cycle.”
Naturally, Enrico Gualtieri additionally addressed the arrival of Lewis Hamilton and his preliminary impressions of the Ferrari engine. Whereas he didn’t disclose any particular particulars, he confirmed that Ferrari sought suggestions from the seven-time world champion, evaluating his expertise with the Ferrari V6 to the Mercedes energy items he used for years.
“We had discussions with him, after all. We’re extra desirous about his total really feel for our engine somewhat than making direct comparisons. However sure, his enter has been extremely invaluable. Drivers are, in a approach, our most superior sensor within the automotive—generally much more exact than bodily sensors. His suggestions has been fascinating and intensely useful in understanding how he perceives our engine. He has been very engaged within the discussions, and his involvement in adapting to the Ferrari energy unit has been significantly helpful.”
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