Probably has a front end this time which he won't be happy about
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Very vague statement of course, but I'd say they were definitely aiming for a very different handling. The question remains - is it different in a good direction, or a bad one?
Young and hungry drivers are better at tweaking and adapting driving styles to suit the engineering concept..
Compared to 2022 i'd say Ferrari went in a Sainz friendly direction for 23, can't imagine them doubling down and making the car even more understeery...
I had second thoughts about writing this point, which is definitely valid. However, they did do a lot of corellation this year and it was often reported they are putting a lot of effort. And they did make some progress with the car. So I honestly expect project 676 to be closer to initial expectations than this year's 675.
Would be hard to do worse. That their expectations with the Suzuka upgrade seemed to match up with exactly what it delivered was enough of an indication that I think they are headed in the right direction. Their understanding of tyres has only improved (which also remain the same for next year) as wellVanja #66 wrote: ↑23 Nov 2023, 19:38I had second thoughts about writing this point, which is definitely valid. However, they did do a lot of corellation this year and it was often reported they are putting a lot of effort. And they did make some progress with the car. So I honestly expect project 676 to be closer to initial expectations than this year's 675.
Agreedorganic wrote: ↑23 Nov 2023, 19:41Would be hard to do worse. That their expectations with the Suzuka upgrade seemed to match up with exactly what it delivered was enough of an indication that I think they are headed in the right direction. Their understanding of tyres has only improved (which also remain the same for next year) as well
Unfortunately, we are not entirely sure that this is the case.
Interesting, I did not see the Duchessa update (yet) but i remember that at the beginning of the season, this was being reported by formula.uno:Xyz22 wrote: ↑23 Nov 2023, 20:14Unfortunately, we are not entirely sure that this is the case.
Duchessa (during a live on Twitch with Roberto Chinchero, Motorsport.it writer and Sky Italy commentator) said that when Ferrari put the whole car together (even before testing, in the wind tunnel / simulator) the results were not good. The tests just confirmed the car was not good. Vasseur added that they knew the car wasn't doing well during the 3 days of test, but they were still hopeful that through setup work and upgrades they could challenge RB in some tracks. So this point is not very clear...
“From our information, the numbers from the Ferrari simulator are extremely positive, with highly-qualified sources revealing that the 2023 car is over one second faster than last year’s machine,” reported Formu1a.uno’s Piergiuseppe Donadoni.
“This is an intriguing estimation from the Maranello camp, considering the 2023 regulations introduce significant variations in terms of overall aerodynamic load.”
Regarding their tyre understanding improvement, I'd wait a few races in 2024 to make a judgment.organic wrote: ↑23 Nov 2023, 19:41Would be hard to do worse. That their expectations with the Suzuka upgrade seemed to match up with exactly what it delivered was enough of an indication that I think they are headed in the right direction. Their understanding of tyres has only improved (which also remain the same for next year) as wellVanja #66 wrote: ↑23 Nov 2023, 19:38I had second thoughts about writing this point, which is definitely valid. However, they did do a lot of corellation this year and it was often reported they are putting a lot of effort. And they did make some progress with the car. So I honestly expect project 676 to be closer to initial expectations than this year's 675.
