2026 Scuderia Ferrari HP F1 Team

[Xyz22]

Thought so, Monza has the ideal braking zones for testing the wing's actuation speed. Also what's the status on the car's weight?

Apparently a few KGs over the weight limit. Nothing like RB but not at minimum weight yet.

Who have you been reading today? Luca?

He did bad calculations

*errata corridge, more or less.
I'm told that the ballast that helps the driver reach 82kg should be in the car at the time of weighing.

No, not Luca.
Autoracer reported that a big part of Ferrari next upgrade is about weight reduction. It wouldn't be the priority if they were already at weight limit and at the same time it's clear that they are not in a RB like situation (massively overweighted).

[AR3-GP]

Apparently a few KGs over the weight limit. Nothing like RB but not at minimum weight yet.

Who have you been reading today? Luca?

He did bad calculations

*errata corridge, more or less.
I'm told that the ballast that helps the driver reach 82kg should be in the car at the time of weighing.

No, not Luca.
Autoracer reported that a big part of Ferrari next upgrade is about weight reduction. It wouldn't be the priority if they were already at weight limit and at the same time it's clear that they are not in a RB like situation (massively overweighted).

Autoracer has no idea how much the Ferrari weighs. That was demonstrated when Luca got confused by the social media post and it had to be explained to him how the calculation works. Why do you need to look at social media when you have your "sources"? They are just getting crumbs. According to the numbers in that social media post, the only way Ferrari can be considered to have a weight problem is if one assumes Charles Leclerc is much heavier than PIA and NOR. According to most sources, they are within 1-2kg.

Based on the images, Ferrari's "issue" would be in line with Mclaren. They want to go much below the minimum weight so they can play with ballast:

"Certainly, working on reducing the weight of the car is always a development item, because even if you are at the weight limit, you want to be actually under the weight limit, because then you can play with ballast," he explained to media, including RacingNews365, during testing in Bahrain.

https://racingnews365.com/mclaren-hopin ... ttleground


Autoracer originally didn't know anything about Ferrari over the winter, saying they are lucky to get into Q3 so I would take them with a grain of salt. Too often they write more like fans than real journalism.

This is Mr. Albano writing nonsense a day before it was revealed how much overweight the Red Bull is:

Red Bull appears decidedly too far behind from all points of view, with a chassis that, surprisingly, seems to be less competitive than the new Power Unit and that expresses so little downforce that it shows very high numbers on the straight, mixing the perception of the real strength of the power unit.

https://www.formulapassion.it/f1/f1-ana ... ari-motore

If you are a journalist, you should not be publishing things when you don't know the full story.

[THOR06]

Yes, both Ferraris battled, but what I noticed is that despite this, Mercedes' medium runs were much better than Ferrari's in terms of tire degradation. Ferrari seemed more consistent on the hard tire, but the gap between Russell and Hamilton widened until the end, even though Russell also fought in traffic. I don't have any data to give you, but you'll see that Mercedes isn't pushing the tires as hard as Ferrari.

[AR3-GP]

Does anyone remember where it was said that the Ferrari drivers have some beeps in their radio that tell them where to lift and coast? I could have sworn that I read this in the last week, but it's difficult to find if it was not written in English.

[LeQuick]

What I don't understand is how Lewis eked a gap out over Leclerc but towards the end Charles was closing back in, perhaps Lewis was just crusing?

[AlexP]

Who have you been reading today? Luca?

He did bad calculations

No, not Luca.
Autoracer reported that a big part of Ferrari next upgrade is about weight reduction. It wouldn't be the priority if they were already at weight limit and at the same time it's clear that they are not in a RB like situation (massively overweighted).

Autoracer has no idea how much the Ferrari weighs. That was demonstrated when Luca got confused by the social media post and it had to be explained to him how the calculation works. Why do you need to look at social media when you have your "sources"? They are just getting crumbs. According to the numbers in that social media post, the only way Ferrari can be considered to have a weight problem is if one assumes Charles Leclerc is much heavier than PIA and NOR. According to most sources, they are within 1-2kg.

Based on the images, Ferrari's "issue" would be in line with Mclaren. They want to go much below the minimum weight so they can play with ballast:

"Certainly, working on reducing the weight of the car is always a development item, because even if you are at the weight limit, you want to be actually under the weight limit, because then you can play with ballast," he explained to media, including RacingNews365, during testing in Bahrain.

https://racingnews365.com/mclaren-hopin ... ttleground


Autoracer originally didn't know anything about Ferrari over the winter, saying they are lucky to get into Q3 so I would take them with a grain of salt. Too often they write more like fans than real journalism.

This is Mr. Albano writing nonsense a day before it was revealed how much overweight the Red Bull is:

Red Bull appears decidedly too far behind from all points of view, with a chassis that, surprisingly, seems to be less competitive than the new Power Unit and that expresses so little downforce that it shows very high numbers on the straight, mixing the perception of the real strength of the power unit.

https://www.formulapassion.it/f1/f1-ana ... ari-motore

If you are a journalist, you should not be publishing things when you don't know the full story.

Do we have any photos of the Ferrari and Alpine being weighed? The Alpine with Gasly is really right at the weight limit, so I’d take those figures with a pinch of salt, given that Gasly certainly isn’t a heavyweight.

[AR3-GP]

Do we have any photos of the Ferrari and Alpine being weighed? The Alpine with Gasly is really right at the weight limit, so I’d take those figures with a pinch of salt, given that Gasly certainly isn’t a heavyweight.

Gasly's unofficial driver weight is 70kg. Therefore he would carry 1-2kg less ballast. That accounts for the discrepancy if Mclaren and Ferrari are also at the min weight.

It had also been reported by a source with a good track record that Alpine was at the min weight starting the season.

[Luscion]

Autoracer didnt say that Ferrari have a weight issue or what their weight is at, just that they are planning to reduce the weight of the car more with the upgrades coming. They do get things wrong but more often than not they are right, report of Red Bull not having the compression trick that was rumored before the season and siding with the other manufactures, Ferrari's engine not being up to par to that of the Merc's (but admittedly over exaggerated), Mclaren being frustrated with Merc over a lack of info on the engine mapping, Ferrari bringing the 'Macarena' wing to China

[Xyz22]

According to Autoracer, if Ferrari will be within the ADUO, the new engine will come in the second half of the season (at least race 12/13).

[Space-heat]

Does anyone remember where it was said that the Ferrari drivers have some beeps in their radio that tell them where to lift and coast? I could have sworn that I read this in the last week, but it's difficult to find if it was not written in English.

Haven't read it, but Bryan was saying it over the Radio to Charles in China. Can not remember the session, probably FP1.