Beginning at this time, Ferrari returns to the monitor with the SF-23 single-seater: the Scuderia has entry to the Barcelona circuit for 3 days of Check Earlier Vehicles 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 Vehicles 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 as a consequence 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 improvement stage it was in on the finish of the 2023 Formulation 1 championship. Nonetheless, each Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will be capable of assess what we would name the “Loic Serra impact.” The drivers’ work will give attention to analyzing two key elements: 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 employees, brings in depth experience when it comes to tire dynamics. The Montmeló check may subsequently show very helpful for growing tire administration methods that may additionally profit the SF-25. Admittedly, the tires used throughout these classes are usually not those supposed for 2025 (which can 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 adjustments based mostly on methods adopted throughout the warm-up lap, taking into consideration 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 staff’s engineers and technicians imagine there’s nonetheless room for enchancment, not simply in clutch launch but in addition usually acceleration from a standstill when the lights exit. Electronics consultants are persevering with to refine launch methods: whereas the clutch have to 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 might make a big distinction in a season the place the staff aspires to compete for each world titles.
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