2026 Scuderia Ferrari HP F1 Team

[Jambier]

Good thing that Ferrari will get ADUO.
It also means that they are far away…

But Mercedes, McLaren and Red Bull not having it still is encouraging for Ferrari.

Others teams to have it will be Audi and Aston (Honda)

[S D]

If the Emergency Safety Mode is intended purely as a safety feature and the MGU-K power must ramp down in 50 kW steps, one second at a time at the end of a straight or lap preventing teams from using full power right up to the finish line or braking point Then why is the FIA permitting the activation of the emergency cut-off right at the end of a flying lap? This effectively maintains full power.

[F1NAC]

Dunno if anyone mentioned but Ferrari did 2 seconds stop which is now the fastest this season.

Shows still great consistency by pitstop team

[Xyz22]

Dunno if anyone mentioned but Ferrari did 2 seconds stop which is now the fastest this season.

Shows still great consistency by pitstop team

Impressive work by Diego Ioverno.

[PlatinumZealot]

I just am not getting the championship feeling from the team yet. Sorry for Charles that he has to wait another year or two to really fight. Knowing Mercedes they still have a lot of their sleeve. McLaren has found a new way. And RedBull's engine is strong, they will start back on their usually very effecive train of chassis upgrades. I just don't see us winning until we make a truly dominant car again.

[LM10]

I just am not getting the championship feeling from the team yet. Sorry for Charles that he has to wait another year or two to really fight. Knowing Mercedes they still have a lot of their sleeve. McLaren has found a new way. And RedBull's engine is strong, they will start back on their usually very effecive train of chassis upgrades. I just don't see us winning until we make a truly dominant car again.

Ferrari is only lacking on the PU front. The word “only” sounds stupid in this engine formula, but it’s still just a single factor. The rest of the car is completely up to scratch.

[atanatizante]

Which of the following information from the Italian media is pure fantasy, and which is actually feasible?

Ferrari's "B-Spec" Engine Revolution for Miami

Ferrari is reportedly set to debut a massive "B-spec" engine upgrade in Miami aimed at fixing the straight-line speed "nightmare" that has plagued Lewis Hamilton’s SF26 so far this season. After a disappointing showing at Suzuka, Maranello has re-engineered the power unit to provide a staggering 10 km/h boost in terminal velocity.

Key Technical Upgrades:

Combustion & Fuel: A new piston crown design and high-pressure fuel from Shell allow the ICE to hit the 16:1 compression limit. This generates "virtual horsepower," reducing the burden on the MGU-K.

Energy Management: A rewritten algorithm moves away from "dumping" power early. The new deployment strategy ensures the electrical boost lasts the full length of the straight, effectively killing the "clipping ghost" (power loss before the braking zone).

Thermal Efficiency: Revised internal airflow and better battery insulation allow the hybrid system to run 5°C hotter without derating, crucial for the Florida heat.

Driveability: New "torque fill linearization" software smoothens the transition between the turbo and MGU-K. This gives Hamilton the rear-end stability needed to return to his signature "V-shaped" cornering lines.

The Impact:

Top Speed: Terminal velocity is projected to jump from 338 km/h to 348 km/h.

Lap Time: Simulations suggest a gain of 0.8 seconds per lap from the engine alone.

Strategy: By delaying electrical clipping by 400m, Ferrari estimates a 15-second gain over a full race distance.

Personnel: New race engineer Cedric Michelle Grojean (formerly McLaren) is tasked with optimizing these new mapping windows for Lewis.

The Bottom Line: This isn't just a minor tweak; it’s a hardware revolution designed to turn Hamilton from a "sitting duck" back into a "predator." With the "Macarena Wing 2.0" (active aero) stalling to reduce drag at peak speeds, Ferrari is finally operating at its true theoretical potential.

Is this enough to close the 1.4s gap to Mercedes and McLaren, or is it too little too late for the 2026 title race?

[johnnycesup]

To me it really depends on who's reporting it, but here's my take

Combustion & Fuel: A new piston crown design and high-pressure fuel from Shell allow the ICE to hit the 16:1 compression limit. This generates "virtual horsepower," reducing the burden on the MGU-K.

It wouldn't be "virtual" horsepower, but actual horsepower. And I don't see how it reduces the burden on the MGUK very much, you still want to use it anyway you can get away with. The "high pressure fuel" part is BS IMO.

Energy Management: A rewritten algorithm moves away from "dumping" power early. The new deployment strategy ensures the electrical boost lasts the full length of the straight, effectively killing the "clipping ghost" (power loss before the braking zone).

The part about killing the clipping ghost is impossible without a regulation change, even the Mercedes clips halfway down the Shanghai straight. As for moving on from "dumping power early", unless they were actually wasting energy with wheelspin it's generally better to use your energy early into the straight than later on. There should be algorithm changes, so it's not 100% BS.

Thermal Efficiency: Revised internal airflow and better battery insulation allow the hybrid system to run 5°C hotter without derating, crucial for the Florida heat.

Do you want the hybrid part to run hotter? Or maybe they mean the ICE could run hotter without impacting the hybrid

Driveability: New "torque fill linearization" software smoothens the transition between the turbo and MGU-K. This gives Hamilton the rear-end stability needed to return to his signature "V-shaped" cornering lines.

Yeah, there should be software improvements, IDK if that part is what they mean.

Top Speed: Terminal velocity is projected to jump from 338 km/h to 348 km/h.

Without any aero updates this seems like a pretty massive gain, maybe too good to be true? From my calculations it's about 60hp, so a pretty major step.

Lap Time: Simulations suggest a gain of 0.8 seconds per lap from the engine alone.

0.8s seems small for a 60hp improvement.

Strategy: By delaying electrical clipping by 400m, Ferrari estimates a 15-second gain over a full race distance.

Again, 400m is absolutely massive, over 4 seconds. I don't believe that.

With the "Macarena Wing 2.0" (active aero) stalling to reduce drag at peak speeds

My understanding of the Macarena wing is that there is no stalling at all, they are trying to disturb the airflow as little as possible.

[Fakepivot]

Which of the following information from the Italian media is pure fantasy, and which is actually feasible?

Ferrari's "B-Spec" Engine Revolution for Miami

Ferrari is reportedly set to debut a massive "B-spec" engine upgrade in Miami aimed at fixing the straight-line speed "nightmare" that has plagued Lewis Hamilton’s SF26 so far this season. After a disappointing showing at Suzuka, Maranello has re-engineered the power unit to provide a staggering 10 km/h boost in terminal velocity.

Key Technical Upgrades:

Combustion & Fuel: A new piston crown design and high-pressure fuel from Shell allow the ICE to hit the 16:1 compression limit. This generates "virtual horsepower," reducing the burden on the MGU-K.

Energy Management: A rewritten algorithm moves away from "dumping" power early. The new deployment strategy ensures the electrical boost lasts the full length of the straight, effectively killing the "clipping ghost" (power loss before the braking zone).

Thermal Efficiency: Revised internal airflow and better battery insulation allow the hybrid system to run 5°C hotter without derating, crucial for the Florida heat.

Driveability: New "torque fill linearization" software smoothens the transition between the turbo and MGU-K. This gives Hamilton the rear-end stability needed to return to his signature "V-shaped" cornering lines.

The Impact:

Top Speed: Terminal velocity is projected to jump from 338 km/h to 348 km/h.

Lap Time: Simulations suggest a gain of 0.8 seconds per lap from the engine alone.

Strategy: By delaying electrical clipping by 400m, Ferrari estimates a 15-second gain over a full race distance.

Personnel: New race engineer Cedric Michelle Grojean (formerly McLaren) is tasked with optimizing these new mapping windows for Lewis.

The Bottom Line: This isn't just a minor tweak; it’s a hardware revolution designed to turn Hamilton from a "sitting duck" back into a "predator." With the "Macarena Wing 2.0" (active aero) stalling to reduce drag at peak speeds, Ferrari is finally operating at its true theoretical potential.

Is this enough to close the 1.4s gap to Mercedes and McLaren, or is it too little too late for the 2026 title race?

man if Italian media can stop writing this kind of crap that would be great, how do they know information about gain in sec and top speed and what not.. this kind of unwarranted hype is what brings down the team imo..

[ScuderiaLeo]

Why would you share info without even citing a source? The credibility of "Italian media" varies wildly depending on the author

[LM10]

This is not an article. It’s out of an AI-produced clickbait YouTube video. Totally to be ignored.

[Sbrillo88]

happy easter everyone!
Motorsport IT saids that Ferrari could have ADUO2 (over 4% from the benchmark) but doesn't mention the other constructors. They said that Honda and Audi will have ADUO1 and RB will have nothing because is so close to mercedes.
Now, I know these are just rumors but, If these are true, Ferrari have the weakest ICE of the paddock? Even weaker than Honda? It's hard to believe. If this is true they must have a very very strong car on the corners.

[bananapeel23]

To me it really depends on who's reporting it, but here's my take

Combustion & Fuel: A new piston crown design and high-pressure fuel from Shell allow the ICE to hit the 16:1 compression limit. This generates "virtual horsepower," reducing the burden on the MGU-K.

It wouldn't be "virtual" horsepower, but actual horsepower. And I don't see how it reduces the burden on the MGUK very much, you still want to use it anyway you can get away with. The "high pressure fuel" part is BS IMO

It reduces the burden on the MGU-K for several reasons.

First of all it means that the MGU-K has to torque fill less before you end up traction limited, saving valuable battery.

Secondly, since these ICE gains are presumably the result of more complete fuel combustion, you end up with more exhaust gases. Those gases wouldn't increase peak ICE power, but they would help to build boost pressure quicker, reducing turbo lag (assuming the turbo remains the same size). This would further reduce the need for the MGU-K to torque fill under traction, despite not increasing peak horsepower. (This could explain the term "virtual" horsepower)

Realistically more exhaust gases should also slightly increase the power of the monkey grill, leading to a slight increase in low-speed downforce.

As for ”high pressure fuel”. It could simply be a fuel that atomizes better, which results in faster and more complete combustion.

Realistically Ferrari will easily run away with the championship if they manage to find even half of the time improvement claimed by the article. We’re three races into a 22 race season. Ferrari is only 45 points down in the constructors championship and Leclerc is only 14 points behind the championship favourite.

[johnnycesup]

Secondly, since these ICE gains are presumably the result of more complete fuel combustion, you end up with more exhaust gases.

The post mentions the compression ratio thing and that by itself increases the thermal efficiency of the Otto cycle even if there is no change in the combustion characteristics, so more power. So that's what I was thinking of, I could be wrong of course (and again the post could be made up)

[bananapeel23]

Secondly, since these ICE gains are presumably the result of more complete fuel combustion, you end up with more exhaust gases.

The post mentions the compression ratio thing and that by itself increases the thermal efficiency of the Otto cycle even if there is no change in the combustion characteristics, so more power. So that's what I was thinking of, I could be wrong of course (and again the post could be made up)

Oh I'm certain it is. ADUO is still likely to bring a substantial power increase, but I'd be shocked if it ended up being as much as 8 tenths from ICE power alone, as well as 4 tenths from the MGU-K software. I could see increased deployment efficiency and better cooling efficiency bringing 2-3 tenths, but 8 tenths from the ICE seems wildly optimistic. If they get 2 ADUO upgrades I could see that being a bit more realistic.

My uneducated guess is that the ADUO package (software + ICE + cooling) will be worth anywhere from 4-6 tenths, with the aero package (including new floor and macarena mk. 2) bringing another 2-4 tenths. On the conservative side of that range they are breathing down the neck of the current Mercedes (but not after Mercedes have brought their own upgrades). On the optimistic side they are at parity +- 2 tenths.

So in the best case scenario they might catch up to, or just barely overtake Mercedes, while a more conservative scenario results in the gap perhaps being halved.

If Ferrari somehow manages to get 2 ADUO upgrades it will be an entirely different story. If they are 4% down on ICE power, they must have an insurmountable chassis/aero advantage to be as close as they are. If they get 2 ADUO upgrades and get the ICE power gap to +-1%, they would end up cruising to both championships off the back of their aero, while Haas could end up as a legitimate podium contender.