2026 Scuderia Ferrari HP F1 Team

[edu2703]

as opposed to what? you think bearman can jump right in and perform miracles? when you look at the timesheets ham is only 1 tenth or 2 on avg behind which is normal for driver pairings. by your metric all # drivers should give up their seat because they are slower than their #1s. tell that to alonso.

Hamilton has an astronomical salary and the experience of 7x WDC, yet he is constantly behind another driver who is mistake-prone. Lewis fans made so much hype about the new rules suiting his driving style, and yet he remains the same distance behind Leclerc.

Bearman could even jump in and stay the same distance behind Leclerc as Lewis. Even so, it would be much more cost-effective, with the possibility of growing and gaining experience within the team as a young driver, instead of a 41-year-old driver who will only lose speed over time and who could retire tomorrow.

[ScuderiaLeo]

With the way people talk online you'd think the drivers are the ones directing upgrade decisions themselves It's convenient people can blame Ferrari's poor development over the years on any driver they dislike. It's Sainz's fault, Leclerc's fault, Hamilton's fault, Vettel's fault, whichever driver the person wants to shift the blame to.. despite how it's been this way for much longer than any 1 driver has been in the team.

It almost makes me feel nostalgic because it reminds me so much of Vettel's years..

[Emag]

The driver talk is just fanboy mumbo jumbo. Irrelevant for the team.

This turned into a weekend to forget at the end there, but also a "slap to reality" for Ferrari. The chassis/aero department can put overtime hours and they're still not going to be able to challenge Mercedes without a new power unit.

[IntrinsicVoid]

Leclerc needs to manage deficit if they’re considering jumping back from ADUO otherwise it would be on his shoulder in comparison to Vettel’s case.

[bananapeel23]

ADUO can't come soon enough. If that deficit can be cut to 1/3 of what it is, Ferrari will win every race.

Seems like with the upgrades we got new car characteristics , I mean it is just one race but there is a hint it isn't too kind on the tyres anymore.

Hamilton drove the entire race with one bargeboard and Leclerc was pushing like an animal on ~7 lap older tyres in order to stay ahead of a faster car, and likely overheated his tyre surface as a result.

I would not call this representative of overall deg.

[ScuderiaLeo]

To wrap up on a positive note, the start?

Charles: "The starts have been positive since the first race. I hope to find another positive point, but clearly today, my mistake throws all the team's hard work in the trash, and on that front, I need to be very tough on myself and ensure it doesn't happen again."

Did you deliberately close the wing to let him through?

Charles: "That was part of the strategy, but well, the strategy didn't work. If I'd stayed ahead, I was sure Oscar would overtake, because they had way too much speed on the straights, especially in sector two, which was my strength at the start of the race. By the end, with the worn tires, I no longer had that strength, so I knew I absolutely had to activate Overtake mode. So he passed as expected, but then I made the mistake, and that threw all the efforts in the trash."

[AmateurDriver]

ADUO can't come soon enough. If that deficit can be cut to 1/3 of what it is, Ferrari will win every race.

Seems like with the upgrades we got new car characteristics , I mean it is just one race but there is a hint it isn't too kind on the tyres anymore.

Hamilton drove the entire race with one bargeboard and Leclerc was pushing like an animal on ~7 lap older tyres in order to stay ahead of a faster car, and likely overheated his tyre surface as a result.

I would not call this representative of overall deg.

And in any case, given the size of the package, one race to solve teething issues is surely due

[Luscion]

According to Duchessa, Lewis had a lot more damage than reported, the floor fence alone cost him 20 points of downforce, he also had cooling and balance problems as a result of Colapinto hitting him, considering lewis at times keeping up with the others just a few tenths behind until the last bit of the race thats a positive i guess. "Santi wanted to keep him as optimistic as possible, giving him an estimate well below the actual figure", which imo, good on santi.

"Hamilton's car suffered a lot of damage — the lateral floor fence alone cost at least 20 points (of downforce), on top of a serious balance and cooling problem. I think Santi wanted to keep him as optimistic as possible, giving him an estimate well below the actual figure."

[Fakepivot]

According to Duchessa, Lewis had a lot more damage than reported, the floor fence alone cost him 20 points of downforce, he also had cooling and balance problems as a result of Colapinto hitting him, considering lewis at times keeping up with the others just a few tenths behind until the last bit of the race thats a positive i guess. "Santi wanted to keep him as optimistic as possible, giving him an estimate well below the actual figure", which imo, good on santi.

santi and lewis seem to jell a lot better, but what happens to the race engineer they hired from mclaren? why waste money when they already a decent one?

[bluechris]

No matter what we do, the engine deficit takes everything out. It is a decent effort from aero side from the team but till an engine upgrade happened, we are out of luck. I am fine with both drivers, especially Leclerc who fought hard with what ever had in his hands.
One thing i has overestimated was the ability for Ferrari to follow other cars, seems McLaren is equal or better than us in this.

[nico5]

Antonelli-Leclerc laps 50-52, both in clean air, no weird deployment or OT.

I mean, what is there to say...

(Beside that Leclerc is the same as always)

[IntrinsicVoid]

To wrap up on a positive note, the start?

Charles: "The starts have been positive since the first race. I hope to find another positive point, but clearly today, my mistake throws all the team's hard work in the trash, and on that front, I need to be very tough on myself and ensure it doesn't happen again."

Did you deliberately close the wing to let him through?

Charles: "That was part of the strategy, but well, the strategy didn't work. If I'd stayed ahead, I was sure Oscar would overtake, because they had way too much speed on the straights, especially in sector two, which was my strength at the start of the race. By the end, with the worn tires, I no longer had that strength, so I knew I absolutely had to activate Overtake mode. So he passed as expected, but then I made the mistake, and that threw all the efforts in the trash."

They gotta work on the ADUO and get meaningful engine upgrade otherwise no mistakes nor amazing chassis would close the gap in this kind of F1 era.

[cplchanb]

According to Duchessa, Lewis had a lot more damage than reported, the floor fence alone cost him 20 points of downforce, he also had cooling and balance problems as a result of Colapinto hitting him, considering lewis at times keeping up with the others just a few tenths behind until the last bit of the race thats a positive i guess. "Santi wanted to keep him as optimistic as possible, giving him an estimate well below the actual figure", which imo, good on santi.

"Hamilton's car suffered a lot of damage — the lateral floor fence alone cost at least 20 points (of downforce), on top of a serious balance and cooling problem. I think Santi wanted to keep him as optimistic as possible, giving him an estimate well below the actual figure."

Just shocking how Franco got away with it considering how obviously clear ham was alongside him and fias recent stance on this type of collisions.

[Luscion]

According to Duchessa, Lewis had a lot more damage than reported, the floor fence alone cost him 20 points of downforce, he also had cooling and balance problems as a result of Colapinto hitting him, considering lewis at times keeping up with the others just a few tenths behind until the last bit of the race thats a positive i guess. "Santi wanted to keep him as optimistic as possible, giving him an estimate well below the actual figure", which imo, good on santi.

"Hamilton's car suffered a lot of damage — the lateral floor fence alone cost at least 20 points (of downforce), on top of a serious balance and cooling problem. I think Santi wanted to keep him as optimistic as possible, giving him an estimate well below the actual figure."

Just shocking how Franco got away with it considering how obviously clear ham was alongside him and fias recent stance on this type of collisions.

yea not only goes colapinto run him off track but goes straight into him afterwards, it seems the fia has decided if stuff like that happens on lap 1 its just a racing incident and dont give out penalties

[cplchanb]

According to Duchessa, Lewis had a lot more damage than reported, the floor fence alone cost him 20 points of downforce, he also had cooling and balance problems as a result of Colapinto hitting him, considering lewis at times keeping up with the others just a few tenths behind until the last bit of the race thats a positive i guess. "Santi wanted to keep him as optimistic as possible, giving him an estimate well below the actual figure", which imo, good on santi.

Just shocking how Franco got away with it considering how obviously clear ham was alongside him and fias recent stance on this type of collisions.

yea not only goes colapinto run him off track but goes straight into him afterwards, it seems the fia has decided if stuff like that happens on lap 1 its just a racing incident and dont give out penalties

Once again fia the epitome of consistency. This was way beyond first corner and they were all alone battling so honestly no excuse not to investigate. It wasn't event a dive bomb like max does