2026 Scuderia Ferrari HP F1 Team

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If ADUO kicks in for Ferrari then there is still hope of a good season

Obviously titles are already done for this year

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ScuderiaLeo wrote:
07 Mar 2026, 10:26
Leclerc said he expects Mercedes to be a full second faster tomorrow :lol:
He also said they might have not even shown their full hand.

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ScuderiaLeo wrote:
07 Mar 2026, 10:26
Leclerc said he expects Mercedes to be a full second faster tomorrow :lol:
don´t worry. Mercedes will hide their max pace (I think they already did but they will do even more so on the race) and will not vanish in front of the others.

The only good thing is that Mercedes drivers have tiny fan bases. The vast majority of fans are the ones of Hamilton, Verstappen, Alonso, Leclerc and Piastri. So, FIA/Liberty will have commercial interest to hinder Mercedes performance
f1isgood wrote:
07 Mar 2026, 10:41
He also said they might have not even shown their full hand.
I guess at this point everybody suspects they have more time in their hands. They will make sure to hide it more, from now on

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Well they will have to show something if they get overtaken at the start so we should see a glimpse at least

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Yes merc will show better start sequence to keep ferraris at bay.

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Standard meltdown on here :lol:
It is frustrating though because it’s clearly a well developed chassis, and they’ve been super innovative with certain features this year…

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The fact not a single customer team is particularly close to Mercedes makes this whole thing rather odd, IMO.

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Fakepivot wrote:
07 Mar 2026, 09:14
I don't think they will be nerfed, merc will carry this power... Well sad part for me is Fred will likely be fired and Charles might go as well
Firing Fred won't change their fortune. Ferrari's problem is not a one-person problem, it's systemic and so they miss out on the last few 10th even when they build a good car.

They require deep honest analysis and slow methodical optimizations...not wholesale changes.

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We need to see how Mercedes PU perform post 1st June. I still don't think it's going to matter however there is a chance that they have build non compliant engine.

Australia is a power circuit where the PU plays a bigger role than more technical part of car like the chassis aero.

This should motivate Ferrari to bring the rear wing which should give them more straight line speed

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Fakepivot wrote:
07 Mar 2026, 09:14
I don't think they will be nerfed, merc will carry this power... Well sad part for me is Fred will likely be fired and Charles might go as well
This is not really Fred's failure imo. The car is balanced. Drivers are feeling good. It's just not enough for Mercedes. It is what it is. It would be different if they start with suspension flaw again.
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Forget mercedes.
Any idea what the 'deployment problem' both drivers were radio-ing about ? Is it a software bug or some limitation ?

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venkyhere wrote:
07 Mar 2026, 11:37
Forget mercedes.
Any idea what the 'deployment problem' both drivers were radio-ing about ? Is it a software bug or some limitation ?
And can it be fixed by tomorrow? Lol cos then they'll just be sitting ducks in s2.

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venkyhere wrote:
07 Mar 2026, 11:37
Forget mercedes.
Any idea what the 'deployment problem' both drivers were radio-ing about ? Is it a software bug or some limitation ?
Charles aluded it to software, they have some self learning software and issue with that since there was red flag and disruption during q2 so this missed up it's learning? Idk I don't understand some one here can explain better

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AR3-GP wrote:
07 Mar 2026, 11:18
Fakepivot wrote:
07 Mar 2026, 09:14
I don't think they will be nerfed, merc will carry this power... Well sad part for me is Fred will likely be fired and Charles might go as well
This is not really Fred's failure imo. The car is balanced. Drivers are feeling good. It's just not enough for Mercedes. It is what it is. It would be different if they start with suspension flaw again.
Yeah, what has Fred has to do with the tricky engine that Mercedes produced is beyond me.

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I mean there was reports before the season start that if they don't get result in 6 race Charles will leave and likely change in leadership