2026 Scuderia Ferrari HP F1 Team

[Macklaren]

As an independent observer -- its pretty crazy that Ferrari finally has a great car, good execution, two top drivers -- and fans are caught up in silly driver vs. driver games instead of enjoying this. unbelievable.

[f1316]

https://autoracer.it/ferrari-filming-da ... f26-miami/

Filming day at Monza at some point between Japan and Miami to evaluate the new package. I would image Imola would be a better circuit to do it, wouldn't it?

I would guess that picking Monza (over Imola, Mugello or Fiorano) is probably quite telling - if what you’re worried about is not being able to harvest/deploy as much energy as your competitor, what better place than Monza to push the limits?

Makes me think that software for better deployment and/or drag reduction will be key focuses.

[ScuderiaLeo]

https://autoracer.it/ferrari-filming-da ... f26-miami/

Filming day at Monza at some point between Japan and Miami to evaluate the new package. I would image Imola would be a better circuit to do it, wouldn't it?

Monza is a track they will race at and is also one they're expected to do poorly in, so it'll be good to gather additional data there, won't it?

As an independent observer -- its pretty crazy that Ferrari finally has a great car, good execution, two top drivers -- and fans are caught up in silly driver vs. driver games instead of enjoying this. unbelievable.

Trust me when I say it's unbelievable to many people here too..

[Emag]

https://autoracer.it/ferrari-filming-da ... f26-miami/

Filming day at Monza at some point between Japan and Miami to evaluate the new package. I would image Imola would be a better circuit to do it, wouldn't it?

Monza is a track they will race at and is also one they're expected to do poorly in, so it'll be good to gather additional data there, won't it?

As an independent observer -- its pretty crazy that Ferrari finally has a great car, good execution, two top drivers -- and fans are caught up in silly driver vs. driver games instead of enjoying this. unbelievable.

Trust me when I say it's unbelievable to many people here too..

Fiorano makes the most sense logistically. They also have some data to compare to from the car shakedown albeit not really that much.

So I agree that there's other reasons for them to pick Monza related to the PU optimization as well. Could give them some great insights on a track these cars are expected to struggle at.

[SoulPancake13]

https://autoracer.it/ferrari-filming-da ... f26-miami/

Filming day at Monza at some point between Japan and Miami to evaluate the new package. I would image Imola would be a better circuit to do it, wouldn't it?

Monza is a track they will race at and is also one they're expected to do poorly in, so it'll be good to gather additional data there, won't it?

As an independent observer -- its pretty crazy that Ferrari finally has a great car, good execution, two top drivers -- and fans are caught up in silly driver vs. driver games instead of enjoying this. unbelievable.

Trust me when I say it's unbelievable to many people here too..

Fiorano makes the most sense logistically. They also have some data to compare to from the car shakedown albeit not really that much.

So I agree that there's other reasons for them to pick Monza related to the PU optimization as well. Could give them some great insights on a track these cars are expected to struggle at.

*if* the FIA goes through with allowing ADUO after Miami even with the two cancellations, could be a good spot to test new engine + new package.

[johnnycesup]

https://autoracer.it/ferrari-filming-da ... f26-miami/

Filming day at Monza at some point between Japan and Miami to evaluate the new package. I would image Imola would be a better circuit to do it, wouldn't it?

I would guess that picking Monza (over Imola, Mugello or Fiorano) is probably quite telling - if what you’re worried about is not being able to harvest/deploy as much energy as your competitor, what better place than Monza to push the limits?

Makes me think that software for better deployment and/or drag reduction will be key focuses.

I was thinking that an update package would have more to do with aero than the PU strategy, but you could be right there.

[dia6olo]

It’s good to see Lewis performing a lot better, at least over the opening 2 weekends.

However, I am not convinced he is actually doing better, or rather I am not convinced it has anything to do with him having improved from the previous season.
What I’m seeing with these cars is that the drivers are passengers.
Without incidents there is no driver separation because the cars don’t allow the drivers to make a difference and that’s the scenario across all the teams.

[DJ Downforce]

Yea, it's nice to see that so far lewis is able to give Charles a challenge this season

They need to have some better rules of engagement so they don’t end up costing each other so much time. I don’t care who’s in front but battling back and forth lost them huge amount of time and took the pressure completely off Kimi. You could say it makes no difference because the Mercedes are too fast - and maybe that’s true - but no point making it easy for them; we’ve seen lots of reliability issues with lots of cars including Mercedes so Ferrari needs to optimise race time and not let the Mercedes off the hook so they can turn everything down.

I’m happy to see both drivers performing at a high level but let’s be sensible and work as a team.

Hamilton could do nothing with Kimi, the only way things could have possibly worked would be to order Lewis to let Charles through and we know how that would have been received by Lewis and his fans.

Damon, the posts on this site will go way over your head. Please stick to the Twitter trolling

[DJ Downforce]

It’s good to see Lewis performing a lot better, at least over the opening 2 weekends.

However, I am not convinced he is actually doing better, or rather I am not convinced it has anything to do with him having improved from the previous season.
What I’m seeing with these cars is that the drivers are passengers.
Without incidents there is no driver separation because the cars don’t allow the drivers to make a difference and that’s the scenario across all the teams.

Slick insult. How about we enjoy both the drivers being up there and fighting

[dia6olo]

It’s good to see Lewis performing a lot better, at least over the opening 2 weekends.

However, I am not convinced he is actually doing better, or rather I am not convinced it has anything to do with him having improved from the previous season.
What I’m seeing with these cars is that the drivers are passengers.
Without incidents there is no driver separation because the cars don’t allow the drivers to make a difference and that’s the scenario across all the teams.

Slick insult. How about we enjoy both the drivers being up there and fighting

You can take it as an insult if that's how you feel but for me personally, this current 40 year old Lewis is not on Charles level.
I am very confident that when we get a bigger sample we'll still see very little between them. The problem is we'll see exactly the same thing across all the teams.
My point being these are not drivers cars and it's making lesser drivers look a lot better than they are across the entire grid.

[ScuderiaLeo]

Since ADUO was to the 6th race I believe, with 2 races being gone, does that mean it's "extended" or it's essentially 4 races to count for ADUO now?

[LeQuick]

They need to have some better rules of engagement so they don’t end up costing each other so much time. I don’t care who’s in front but battling back and forth lost them huge amount of time and took the pressure completely off Kimi. You could say it makes no difference because the Mercedes are too fast - and maybe that’s true - but no point making it easy for them; we’ve seen lots of reliability issues with lots of cars including Mercedes so Ferrari needs to optimise race time and not let the Mercedes off the hook so they can turn everything down.

I’m happy to see both drivers performing at a high level but let’s be sensible and work as a team.

Hamilton could do nothing with Kimi, the only way things could have possibly worked would be to order Lewis to let Charles through and we know how that would have been received by Lewis and his fans.

Damon, the posts on this site will go way over your head. Please stick to the Twitter trolling

I'm sorry, but what on earth are you rabbiting on about? Been on the drink it seems?

[LeQuick]

It’s good to see Lewis performing a lot better, at least over the opening 2 weekends.

However, I am not convinced he is actually doing better, or rather I am not convinced it has anything to do with him having improved from the previous season.
What I’m seeing with these cars is that the drivers are passengers.
Without incidents there is no driver separation because the cars don’t allow the drivers to make a difference and that’s the scenario across all the teams.

I'm not as of yet, it's just a case of the Ferrari being clearly the second best car on the grid. Let's not forget he was quite competitive in Melbourne and the China sprint last season before they had to raise the ride height for the main race.

[Sidiamal]

https://autoracer.it/ferrari-filming-da ... f26-miami/

Filming day at Monza at some point between Japan and Miami to evaluate the new package. I would image Imola would be a better circuit to do it, wouldn't it?

I expect the point is to test energy management and straightline speed, the two weak points the car has struggled with the most.

[sypack]

Since ADUO was to the 6th race I believe, with 2 races being gone, does that mean it's "extended" or it's essentially 4 races to count for ADUO now?

It will be extended