2026 Scuderia Ferrari HP F1 Team

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I’d like to have seen the FIA do something a bit more constructive than see you all in 4-5 weeks.

Perhaps they could have given all teams 200kms
Of additional testing mileage, extra CFD time, added an additional European race in the 4 week summer stand down as it would have given them several months to organise etc etc.

Just seems poor to go “oh well” see you in May

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I'm afraid the Ham bashers will need to wait for another race to make their point :roll:

https://x.com/fulviovigilante/status/20 ... 27636?s=46
Rumors, to be confirmed! Hamilton has had a progressive deterioration of the SOC, gradually losing the ability to recharge the battery to 100% (which then isn't a true 100% for technical reasons) I'll simplify it for you.

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DJ Downforce wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 14:02
I'm afraid the Ham bashers will need to wait for another race to make their point :roll:

https://x.com/fulviovigilante/status/20 ... 27636?s=46
Rumors, to be confirmed! Hamilton has had a progressive deterioration of the SOC, gradually losing the ability to recharge the battery to 100% (which then isn't a true 100% for technical reasons) I'll simplify it for you.
Yeah, HAM was quietly crushing it in actuality, look at his 1st stint plot vs LEC. Heck, his 2nd stint started with a lot of promise before the problems.

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214270 wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 14:36
DJ Downforce wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 14:02
I'm afraid the Ham bashers will need to wait for another race to make their point :roll:

https://x.com/fulviovigilante/status/20 ... 27636?s=46
Rumors, to be confirmed! Hamilton has had a progressive deterioration of the SOC, gradually losing the ability to recharge the battery to 100% (which then isn't a true 100% for technical reasons) I'll simplify it for you.
Yeah, HAM was quietly crushing it in actuality, look at his 1st stint plot vs LEC. Heck, his 2nd stint started with a lot of promise before the problems.

https://ibb.co/5gyDhWNJ
Why are you comparing a stint in which Leclerc was defending extremely hard against faster cars while Hamilton was managing behind? It doesn't make any sense. Outside the tyre management, he was also forced to deploy energy in a suboptimal way to defend.

It's a pointless comparison. Both drivers did a very good race.

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In my opinion, Ferrari's biggest weakness here was simply PU and efficiency.
Beware of T-Rex

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Xyz22 wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 14:54
214270 wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 14:36
DJ Downforce wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 14:02
I'm afraid the Ham bashers will need to wait for another race to make their point :roll:

https://x.com/fulviovigilante/status/20 ... 27636?s=46

Yeah, HAM was quietly crushing it in actuality, look at his 1st stint plot vs LEC. Heck, his 2nd stint started with a lot of promise before the problems.

https://ibb.co/5gyDhWNJ
Why are you comparing a stint in which Leclerc was defending extremely hard against faster cars while Hamilton was managing behind? It doesn't make any sense. Outside the tyre management, he was also forced to deploy energy in a suboptimal way to defend.

It's a pointless comparison. Both drivers did a very good race.
Why wouldn’t you? It’s a stint by pilots in the same team on the same tyre.

HAM let the Merc past early & found some free air. LEC kept the McL, etc at bay and damaged his tyres. This is the story of the race, there’s no sense in dismissing it like it’s irrelevant
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Waz wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 13:08
Charles is a monster. Absolute monster. He may not have the relentless consistency of Max, but there's nobody better than him.
That may be true, but if he never wins a world title, at some point he stops looking like the talent people feared and starts looking more like born talent and fading hope.
Of course I struggle. I just don’t quit.

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Waz wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 13:08
Charles is a monster. Absolute monster. He may not have the relentless consistency of Max, but there's nobody better than him.
It’s harder to have consistency when you don’t drive the fastest car on track.

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El_KaPpa wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 16:38
Waz wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 13:08
Charles is a monster. Absolute monster. He may not have the relentless consistency of Max, but there's nobody better than him.
That may be true, but if he never wins a world title, at some point he stops looking like the talent people feared and starts looking more like born talent and fading hope.
Winning a title in F1 has little to do with talent

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DJ Downforce wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 14:02
I'm afraid the Ham bashers will need to wait for another race to make their point :roll:

https://x.com/fulviovigilante/status/20 ... 27636?s=46
Rumors, to be confirmed! Hamilton has had a progressive deterioration of the SOC, gradually losing the ability to recharge the battery to 100% (which then isn't a true 100% for technical reasons) I'll simplify it for you.
Lewis only managed to get ahead of Charles thanks to a lucky safety car.
If Lewis had a problem, they should have swapped earlier.

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woocasz wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 17:02
DJ Downforce wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 14:02
I'm afraid the Ham bashers will need to wait for another race to make their point :roll:

https://x.com/fulviovigilante/status/20 ... 27636?s=46
Rumors, to be confirmed! Hamilton has had a progressive deterioration of the SOC, gradually losing the ability to recharge the battery to 100% (which then isn't a true 100% for technical reasons) I'll simplify it for you.
Lewis only managed to get ahead of Charles thanks to a lucky safety car.
If Lewis had a problem, they should have swapped earlier.
He made his own luck by keeping the tyres alive in stint one

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deadhead wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 17:00
El_KaPpa wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 16:38
Waz wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 13:08
Charles is a monster. Absolute monster. He may not have the relentless consistency of Max, but there's nobody better than him.
That may be true, but if he never wins a world title, at some point he stops looking like the talent people feared and starts looking more like born talent and fading hope.
Winning a title in F1 has little to do with talent
I’m sure he won’t lose sleep over fans calling him a monster, but he probably will over a world title that never comes. At some point he may have to ask himself whether loyalty is worth more than giving himself a real shot somewhere else, especially when the next true prodigy seems to be emerging in another garage.
Of course I struggle. I just don’t quit.

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El_KaPpa wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 17:21
deadhead wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 17:00
El_KaPpa wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 16:38


That may be true, but if he never wins a world title, at some point he stops looking like the talent people feared and starts looking more like born talent and fading hope.
Winning a title in F1 has little to do with talent
I’m sure he won’t lose sleep over fans calling him a monster, but he probably will over a world title that never comes. At some point he may have to ask himself whether loyalty is worth more than giving himself a real shot somewhere else, especially when the next true prodigy seems to be emerging in another garage.
I'd have to agree with this..the only problem with Charles is his loyalty. And the worst part of it is if Charles does decide to leave...there is nowhere he can go. Mercedes seems to have signed Verstappen and Antonelli is proving a formidable driver. Mclaren have 2 long term deals. Redbull is on the decline. The AMR miracle is more a failure....so its only ferrari for now.

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woocasz wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 17:02
DJ Downforce wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 14:02
I'm afraid the Ham bashers will need to wait for another race to make their point :roll:

https://x.com/fulviovigilante/status/20 ... 27636?s=46
Rumors, to be confirmed! Hamilton has had a progressive deterioration of the SOC, gradually losing the ability to recharge the battery to 100% (which then isn't a true 100% for technical reasons) I'll simplify it for you.
If Lewis had a problem, they should have swapped earlier.
If the team was aware of a problem on Hamilton’s car they would’ve swapped the cars so it seems like they somehow didn’t know about it.

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evered7 wrote:
29 Mar 2026, 09:21
Needs a better engine. Macarena nonsense can wait. It brings its own headache with closure.

Need a lot better engine. Small turbo was supposed to help with starts. Explain McLaren today.

Sack Fred if Mercedes advantage stays true even after engine compression tests.
Today the red lights lasted longer, if you sum 5 sec of starting procedure and red lights time you get the 10 seconds Mercedes was asking for during the tests.
Also, this was one of the worst tracks for energy harvesting, so Alpine and McLaren benefitted a lot from their PU.