2026 Scuderia Ferrari HP F1 Team

[sucof]

The snapshots that Raliegh posted does indedd show a locked wheel. The left front tyre is in the same exact rotation position after many frames.

Likely cold tyres on lose material underneath. This crash was touted as a rear brake issue though, so there is some nuance to it.

On outside views you can clearly see, the rear wheels turning FORWARDS when they lost some grip in the end.
And in an other analysis, someone claimed he had a full battery at that moment, so he probably had no or little rear breaking and even worse, some forward momentum even.
That way you will never turn or stop in time...

[mzso]

I don't know why people feel the need to invent scenarios. The info was quite clear that the brakes didn't work at full capacity, except the front left. A few screenshots less then 1m away from impact don't discredit this. If anything it supports it, the car should have been ~parallel to the wall at this point.

[Raleigh]

Massive understeer due to tarmac pickup, missed apex by miles and locked up before hitting the wall. Not carrying any excess speed, just can't turn in at all. Nearly follows the exact same line as Lance.

Strange brake readings are due to the front left having zero grip and requiring far less force to lock.

[venkyhere]

Why do we keep analyzing the problem from two races ago, again & again ? It feels like watching lawyers argue their sides in a court. For days.

Root cause ?
- broken tarmac ?
- malfunctioning brakes ?
- driver error in failing to warm up the tyres enough, before the safety car ended ?

Yes/No, Yes/no, Yes/No - there are 7 combinations possible (No, No, No - is invalid) where one or two or three of the above can be the single/combined reason. The driver felt it was the brakes and he exploded with adrenaline on the radio about it. We all have our opinions about it. Ferrari are not going to reveal their root cause analysis. It could any/more or the above or even a 4th reason. Anything. We are not going to know.

Can we please move on ?

[Jdn1327]

Toto wolff believes there is a real threat from ferrari for a championship battle. I feel the gap is still too far to even think about that. Aren't the media getting ahead of themselves a bit?

[Emag]

Toto wolff believes there is a real threat from ferrari for a championship battle. I feel the gap is still too far to even think about that. Aren't the media getting ahead of themselves a bit?

Never say never. Its a long year. McLaren almost lost it last year as well. If Ferrari maintains this trajectory, Mercedes cannot afford to stand still.

[Fakepivot]

so according to autocar.it new engine will provide 4 to 5 hp and new fuel will give 2 or 3.. so around 8hp if we are lucky hope that enough.. also small turbos will have disadvantage due to higher altitude?

[erudite450]

Toto wolff believes there is a real threat from ferrari for a championship battle. I feel the gap is still too far to even think about that. Aren't the media getting ahead of themselves a bit?

The media generates the hype so as to sell their product otherwise what's the point? On the other hand, we know that it would take a miracle for Ferrari to win the championships this season. It's all about being competitive and winning as many races as they can, bearing in mind the power handicap.

[mzso]

Toto wolff believes there is a real threat from ferrari for a championship battle. I feel the gap is still too far to even think about that. Aren't the media getting ahead of themselves a bit?

That's the media for you. Last year Hamilton was a spent force who should retire. Now he's a racing god because he won one race.

[mzso]

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Massive understeer due to tarmac pickup, missed apex by miles and locked up before hitting the wall. Not carrying any excess speed, just can't turn in at all. Nearly follows the exact same line as Lance.

Strange brake readings are due to the front left having zero grip and requiring far less force to lock.

The corner was lost before the tarmac pick-up.

[Sidiamal]

There was a video at one point of James Allison during the weekend of Singapore 2015 I believe explaining how much 10 HP is worth in lap time. 8 HP would be around 0.125 or so if memory serves. Not that much but every little bit helps, the gap to pole was 0.064 last week, half as much as the theoretical gain.

[deadhead]

There was a video at one point of James Allison during the weekend of Singapore 2015 I believe explaining how much 10 HP is worth in lap time. 8 HP would be around 0.125 or so if memory serves. Not that much but every little bit helps, the gap to pole was 0.064 last week, half as much as the theoretical gain.

Depends on the length of the track.

10hp is not worth the same amount around A1 and Spa for example

[dans79]

There was a video at one point of James Allison during the weekend of Singapore 2015 I believe explaining how much 10 HP is worth in lap time. 8 HP would be around 0.125 or so if memory serves. Not that much but every little bit helps, the gap to pole was 0.064 last week, half as much as the theoretical gain.

Depends on the length of the track.

10hp is not worth the same amount around A1 and Spa for example

With SM, the numbers from 2015 are meaningless!

[Jdn1327]

What is the story with ferrari diffuser upgrade? Has it been approved by the FIA as yet?

[Sidiamal]

There was a video at one point of James Allison during the weekend of Singapore 2015 I believe explaining how much 10 HP is worth in lap time. 8 HP would be around 0.125 or so if memory serves. Not that much but every little bit helps, the gap to pole was 0.064 last week, half as much as the theoretical gain.

Depends on the length of the track.

10hp is not worth the same amount around A1 and Spa for example

With SM, the numbers from 2015 are meaningless!

I'd think so as well. SM and the structure of the new PUs. The split was 80/20 back in 2015, now it's 50/50 the ICE is responsible for much less of the power output. How that shakes out exactly I'll leave to the engine gizmo heads, I'm not nearly steeped enough in that department to understand.