2026 Scuderia Ferrari HP F1 Team

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ScuderiaLeo wrote:
11 Mar 2026, 01:59
Given that the current engine isn't even the one they wanted to put in.. it's surprisingly quite good no? From the story, I would've expected it to be a lot worse.
It depends on how you look at it. Ferrari could be Red Bull-Renault in terms of chassis doing more work than the PU.
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AR3-GP wrote:
11 Mar 2026, 02:15
ScuderiaLeo wrote:
11 Mar 2026, 01:59
Given that the current engine isn't even the one they wanted to put in.. it's surprisingly quite good no? From the story, I would've expected it to be a lot worse.
It depends on how you look at it. Ferrari could be Red Bull-Renault in terms of chassis doing more work than the PU.
I would argue it is a net positive, although disappointing that a chassis born like this is being wasted by Zimmerman's failed steel cylinder. I guess Gualtieri's promotion was likely because he came in and saved the engine (so to speak)

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Space-heat wrote:
10 Mar 2026, 15:37
Every year, we get a glimmer of hope for later in the season fix that probably won't materialise
Why should this year be any different!?

We're all gonna put a bunch of hope into it no matter what. lol What else can we do?

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People were crazy here a few days ago saying that Autoracer was hyping Ferrari up before the season, they knew something was up with the engine and could have been a complete shitshow. That's why there were the "last minute changes" reports, that might have been when Ferrari ditched the Zimmermann engine and had to find a way to put the other one on the car. Now that it appears to have worked out fine after Bahrain and Melbourne, AR are certainly more confident.

I wonder if we are in the "diminishing returns" phase of ICE development if a rushed version of the 2025 engine can perform fine, not only with Ferrari but with Haas as well.