Reposted from team thread as it was somewhat burried there with a discussion about drivers & was well pointed out that this is about the car so should also belong here:
https://www.formu1a.uno/leclerc-preoccu ... -di-guida/
The Ferrari SF-23 is limited in front
The SF-23 is a very different car from the previous one. The main innovations reside at the front, with completely revised mechanics , and in the non-visible part of the underbody, in addition to the more evident modifications in the front wing and side pods. Innovations that have radically changed the characteristics of the Italian car, now a missile on a straight line but which struggles more than the F1-75 in corners, with more efficiency but with a balance that, especially in slow and medium curves speed , still missing .
The new born in Maranello does not have its weak point in the rear, as it might initially seem, but the problem is to be found at the front. Leaving aside the first day used to collect data on the track, to be compared with those coming from the factory instruments, the second and last day were used to optimize and extract the potential of the SF-23. Despite working a lot in terms of setup, it came out that the new Italian car suffered from understeer on entry and in the middle of the corner, which turned into oversteer on exit. With the current front wing it was not possible to solve the problem, given that"even at maximum clicks, we didn't get rid of the understeer, especially in the hottest hours of the day" a technician from the Italian team let us know.
Its not surprising when you make larger changes to also run into teething problems in terms of car balance. But it does not bode well for Bahrain if they had understeer with the med-low wing
Is there anything they can do for this weekend that could help?