The brand new flooring introduced by Ferrari to the Hungaroring appears to have partially resolved the problems encountered in latest races. Moreover the lap instances, telemetry confirms this, so let’s analyze it collectively.
Carlos Sainz’s finest lap time within the first free apply session and evaluating it with Max Verstappen’s finest lap time, its is encouraging to see that the Ferrari SF-24 automotive flies on a single lap, particularly on a monitor the place overtaking is way from simple. The aerodynamic replace bundle introduced by Ferrari on the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix worsened the automotive’s habits in quick corners, however the corrective updates in Budapest achieved a few of the desired outcome.
Evaluating Carlos Sainz’s efficiency to Max Verstappen’s in qualifying simulation, the SF-24 is noticeably extra aggressive in quick corners, particularly in comparison with what may very well be seen within the earlier races. The largest downside of the earlier updates was the bouncing triggered in sections over 200 kilometers per hour. In Hungary, this phenomenon was not noticed, and the automotive carried out as anticipated.
The excellent news doesn’t cease there: in addition to being quick on a single lap, Ferrari can be very aggressive in race simulation. We simply want to take a look at the comparability between Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, and Geroge Russell on a lap right down to the thousandth with a purpose to spotlight the next: the SF-24 is superb at low speeds, each in cornering and traction, and now (in contrast to in earlier weekends) it defends itself nicely in quick corners.
However simply to be clear: the “corrected” model of the brand new Ferrari will not be the perfect automotive at excessive speeds. Nonetheless, total it’s a totally different automotive in comparison with latest outings. Briefly, because of the corrective updates dropped at Budapest, Ferrari appears able to combating for a big outcome, though it’s nonetheless early to say.
We are going to see if the remainder of the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend confirms what may very well be an actual turnaround, even with a World Championship perspective.
Jul 19, 2024
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