2026 Scuderia Ferrari HP F1 Team

[LeQuick]

Leclerc is an alien, give him a tractor and he will drive the wheels off it, the commitment is unreal. He's got 6 tenths on Lewis on the long run.

If you think about it he’s basically got the opposite experience of Hamilton during his F1 career… been driving tractors for most of it while Hamilton drove top tier race cars for ~80% of his

That's why for me he's just a better driver.

[SiLo]

Leclerc is an alien, give him a tractor and he will drive the wheels off it, the commitment is unreal. He's got 6 tenths on Lewis on the long run.

If you think about it he’s basically got the opposite experience of Hamilton during his F1 career… been driving tractors for most of it while Hamilton drove top tier race cars for ~80% of his

That's why for me he's just a better driver.

At this point of his career, probably.

[Xyz22]

I think Ferrari has McLaren covered for the time being. They might lose out in quali, but McLaren’s race pace didn’t seem good enough to beat Ferrari.

They do need to work hard for Miami though, so they dont get outdeveloped.

There is no way they can keep McLaren behind for long with the engine difference.

[Jambier]

I think Ferrari has McLaren covered for the time being. They might lose out in quali, but McLaren’s race pace didn’t seem good enough to beat Ferrari.

They do need to work hard for Miami though, so they dont get outdeveloped.

There is no way they can keep McLaren behind for long with the engine difference.

That is what is worrying me.
McLaren will unlock performance and understand engine usage at some point, so it will be more difficult for Ferrari...

But let's see, if there is really that difference, then Ferrari might have the ADUO

[f1316]

I feel like we didn’t improve much on the soft in either session - don’t know if we’re over performing on the harder compounds but hopefully there’s some one lap pace still to be unlocked.

Long runs put Charles closest to Mercedes but with a big gap: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/long ... /10808579/

[Waz]

Tires won't be much of a factor with lower corner speeds. Soft and hard is the same in a straight line. And this is the new formula.

Ferrari haven't done well at Suzuka in years, so I think a podium here will be a nice surprise. Otherwise it's a fight for 4th and 5th, hopefully beating 1 McLaren.

[Xyz22]

Tires won't be much of a factor with lower corner speeds. Soft and hard is the same in a straight line. And this is the new formula.

Ferrari haven't done well at Suzuka in years, so I think a podium here will be a nice surprise. Otherwise it's a fight for 4th and 5th, hopefully beating 1 McLaren.

Which highlights the fact that the cars have been subpar.

[f1316]

Tires won't be much of a factor with lower corner speeds. Soft and hard is the same in a straight line. And this is the new formula.

Ferrari haven't done well at Suzuka in years, so I think a podium here will be a nice surprise. Otherwise it's a fight for 4th and 5th, hopefully beating 1 McLaren.

Well no - one the harder tyres (hard in FP1 and medium in FP2) Charles was fastest in both sessions. Then when everyone switched to the softs, everyone else found a chunk whereas Ferrari found very little. So the point is that, over one lap, other teams got a lot more benefit from the soft tyre - this may mean that Ferrari has more to find (or it could mean they switched on the harder tyres better).

[AR3-GP]

Something that has been pointed out is that Suzuka is a special circuit due to the unusual amount of corner mode driving at high speeds. They stay in corner mode between the hairpin and spoon, and they use corner mode after the 130R at top speed.

So this means the cars have to be lifted otherwise they would wear to the plank too much. It didn't occur in China or Australia because every straight had straight mode there.

This could be related to Ferrari's sudden handling issues and tricky rear.

[DJ Downforce]

Is Lewis confused, he mentioned how they are in a similar situation as last year. This year it's a brand new car and brand new regs, what is he getting at?

As far as I can tell the cars still have suspension, wings etc

[FittingMechanics]

Is Lewis confused, he mentioned how they are in a similar situation as last year. This year it's a brand new car and brand new regs, what is he getting at?

He is saying the car suffers the same type of issues as last year. He knows it's a different car, but seems that Ferrari develops their cars with the same "DNA" even with rule changes.

[LeQuick]

Is Lewis confused, he mentioned how they are in a similar situation as last year. This year it's a brand new car and brand new regs, what is he getting at?

As far as I can tell the cars still have suspension, wings etc

But this car has his DNA all over it doesn't it?

There has been no mention of similarities until practice, strange, I hope he can turn it around because he has been looking lost, we need both cars up there.

[ScuderiaLeo]

What is this from?

[venkyhere]

Is Lewis confused, he mentioned how they are in a similar situation as last year. This year it's a brand new car and brand new regs, what is he getting at?

He is saying the car suffers the same type of issues as last year. He knows it's a different car, but seems that Ferrari develops their cars with the same "DNA" even with rule changes.

didn't he say 'this time I have had inputs into how the car is designed' during/after Bahrain/Australia (forgot exactly when) ?

[Jdn1327]

Shame for Charles. With out that snap in spoon he would maybe have been ahead of Russell. But one thing you can guarantee with Charles is that it's never his fault...he was pushing 120%. The car isn't there for him. Lewis disappointing...seems like China will once again be his only highlight of the season.