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[Emag]

There's also something else to consider. The reg set that we just left was notoriously difficult on teams with pretty much all of them running into correlation issues at some point (by correlation issues I am generalizing here for expected performance not translating on-track). We even had teams that are very good on-paper like Mercedes, who pretty much never got it fully right in that 4 year timespan. And then we also had Aston, who managed to develop a good base platform to start 2023 with, and then got completely lost from there.

With the removal of the complicated 3d floors, I expect things to go back to "normality" and upgrades generally being less of an headache for the technical teams. They should not run into as many nasty surprises as they did with the cars we just left behind. Somehow I don't see it being as complicated and I expect Mercedes, RedBull and Ferrari to have some recent applicable knowledge, being the only competitive teams in the last decade of running conventional flat floors.

[JPower]

Agreed. One of the main things I'm looking forward to is fairly straightforward aero development and the elimination of porpoising or anything related to the weird effects of mostly floor driven aero. It was a distraction the entire way through and not being able to actually see much of the important changes took away some of the fun as a fan. Seeing how teams develop and circumvent the rules with the new "bargeboards" is going to be fun.

[Badger]

This damn veto right and “special payments” again. Can’t read it anymore. It’s being mentioned every off-season for some reason. Like a reoccuring nail fungus.

You know what. If the veto right and the “special payments” are the reason Ferrari is being treated unfairly (like some kind of a compensation), then to hell with both of them.

Also, next time read the posts you’re replying to. Not only them, but also some others. Don’t be ignorant.

All complaints of bias should be summarily dismissed until the special privileges are revoked. It’s laughable to pretend you are a victim of unfairness when you have an exclusive veto and get extra money for just existing (not even winning). Next!

[Juzh]

Nice to see some users here with a sense of reality. People are so hot headed and short sighted.

Ferrari hasn't won anything since 2008. How is that being short sighted?

[Peter Ian Staker]

Duchessa has started spilling the tea.
Anybody got a good summary of his article?

[Xyz22]

GE Era has been a failure for Ferrari not because they didn't win, but because of how inconsistent they have been through the seasons.
2022 - P2
2023 - P3
2024 - P2
2025 - P4

To highlight the issue we can look at the average point per race scored in these seasons:

2022 25,18
2023 18,45
2024 27,16
2025 16,58

This is the real problem. There is no consistent improvement which, if you noticed, is the complete opposite of what McLaren did from the end of 2022 to the end of 2025.
*Even in 2024 they were able to fight for the WCC till the last race only because Leclerc and Sainz performed significantly better than Norris and Piastri.

The only area in which Ferrari has improved a lot is the pit stops. They have done a tremendous job on that.

[Sbrillo88]

Duchessa has started spilling the tea.
Anybody got a good summary of his article?

basically Ferrari is a little behind with the assembly because they've changed some things at last time. Nothing to worry about but they are really tight to complete the car before the presentation.

[ScuderiaLeo]

Not the news I wanted to hear from AR

Duchessa has sent all the Ferrari Fan accounts on Twitter into breakdown mode

[Fakepivot]

Fred said end of last year they will finish assembly a day before lunch day, he said he trying to push the team to be aggressive

[Luscion]

Not the news I wanted to hear from AR

Duchessa has sent all the Ferrari Fan accounts on Twitter into breakdown mode

Without giving details about the article, it's not bad news and like pivot mentioned, Fred did say they were being aggressive and will assemble the car at the last moment possible

[ScuderiaLeo]

Thanks for clarifying, I had to cancel my AR subscription so appreciate the further detail.

[F1subman25]

What disappointments me is with the advent of a massive regulation change which has huge changes to car and engine that the FIA haven’t allowed any in-season testing. It wouldn’t have had to be unlimited like we had in the past but mileage controlled say 600km or something similar.

But I guess with 24 races and a summer shut down unless you have a separate testing team like in the old days it’s hard to find the time to do it

[F1subman25]

What disappointments me is with the advent of a massive regulation change which has huge changes to car and engine that the FIA haven’t allowed any in-season testing. It wouldn’t have had to be unlimited like we had in the past but mileage controlled say 600km or something similar.

But I guess with 24 races and a summer shut down unless you have a separate testing team like in the old days it’s hard to find the time to do it

[AR3-GP]

What disappointments me is with the advent of a massive regulation change which has huge changes to car and engine that the FIA haven’t allowed any in-season testing. It wouldn’t have had to be unlimited like we had in the past but mileage controlled say 600km or something similar.

But I guess with 24 races and a summer shut down unless you have a separate testing team like in the old days it’s hard to find the time to do it

The teams and FOM don't want it. In-season testing doesn't generate income.

[edu2703]

What disappointments me is with the advent of a massive regulation change which has huge changes to car and engine that the FIA haven’t allowed any in-season testing. It wouldn’t have had to be unlimited like we had in the past but mileage controlled say 600km or something similar.

But I guess with 24 races and a summer shut down unless you have a separate testing team like in the old days it’s hard to find the time to do it

Testing is expensive. Even the richest teams no longer want to return to the era of unlimited testing, as they had to spend vast sums of money on testing because their competitors were doing it and they couldn't afford to fall behind.

Three testing sessions, including one private, are sufficient for teams to deal with the rule changes. They don't need more than that.