2025 Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team

[Formula 1 fan 1996]

Is there any difference in power when comparing Ferrari and Mercedes engines?

[ScuderiaLeo]

Any insights into the relationship with Lewis and Ricky Adami his race engineer?
I think Lewis is going to just wing it in the first race in terms of making adjustments in the car.
I do not think he is on top of things just yet. Just my hunch.
He is still learning the terminologies for the parts on the car and the systems and could have a little lag at times when you need instant feedback to optimize in real time.
I see more blue flags violations and box box confusions!

Adami is an extremely experienced engineer, over 10x more so than Leclerc's, and in my opinion one of the better ones in F1. He is typically very concise.

While I'm sure Hamilton will have some moments of misunderstanding, I don't anticipate any conflict between him and Adami.

[Fakepivot]

Is there any difference in power when comparing Ferrari and Mercedes engines?

This i like to know the most, engines, all these tech anaylises we get from media and f1 officals mostly aero there so very little about engines.. maybe next year they can expose more about these engines since it won't be same.

[bluechris]

I saw again as much laps as i was able to see from this test because we didn't have the ability to be constantly on the driver we want. Except the obvious balance problems and the rear instability from the rear in corner exits, especially in the hands of Hamilton which is fine and he needs time, my only concern is the braking.
I just wonder how much time will they need to optimize that because it's a huge plus in Leclerc driving.

[Luscion]

https://autoracer.it/it/test-bahrain-mc ... es-redbull

AMuS saying "McLaren starts strong but Ferrari is just "immature", not slow"

The "defective" front, especially at lower temperatures, was one of the oldest problems that should have been solved. The Red was born to be more pointed, but this is not linked to the new pull-rod but to the load center moved forward . This creates a positive trend on front-limited circuits but is more problematic to compensate for on opposite tracks such as Bahrain.

Another significant aspect also thinking about Melbourne is the choice of the launch configuration that we will see in the first races. Although each car is born with its own aerodynamic mapping, it can rebalance oversteer or understeer, it should be noted that Ferrari has worked exclusively (and deliberately) with a rather light medium-downforce wing, similar to that of McLaren , but certainly lighter than Red Bull and Mercedes . This has amplified some problems of setup and stability in braking. The engineers must learn to know a car that will work differently from the past, still immature but whose potential does not seem to have been questioned. Leclerc was able to complete his work while Hamilton was stopped earlier by a defective part . The data collected will be analyzed in Maranello starting on Monday to begin work on the simulator towards the first race .

[ringo]

Is there any difference in power when comparing Ferrari and Mercedes engines?

This i like to know the most, engines, all these tech anaylises we get from media and f1 officals mostly aero there so very little about engines.. maybe next year they can expose more about these engines since it won't be same.

Hamilton stopped short of saying the Ferrari was the best engine. He said it was as good as the mercedes or something to that effect. I guess that was the most politically correct answer he could give. He went on to say the vibrations, sounds, and behavior of the PU is very different to what he is used to. My overall impression is the PU is equally or stronger than the merc and possibly on the electrical side.

Wish I remembered the article I read it from to share.

[Emag]

I do believe Ferrari at the very least should have a slight edge on peak power. I don’t doubt Ferrari’s capability of developing a very efficient aero platform, but these last couple of years they have been consistently on the top-end of speed charts, usually even better than lesser-loaded rivals.

[f1316]

Is there any difference in power when comparing Ferrari and Mercedes engines?

This i like to know the most, engines, all these tech anaylises we get from media and f1 officals mostly aero there so very little about engines.. maybe next year they can expose more about these engines since it won't be same.

Hamilton stopped short of saying the Ferrari was the best engine. He said it was as good as the mercedes or something to that effect. I guess that was the most politically correct answer he could give. He went on to say the vibrations, sounds, and behavior of the PU is very different to what he is used to. My overall impression is the PU is equally or stronger than the merc and possibly on the electrical side.

Wish I remembered the article I read it from to share.

The general consensus from what I’ve read is that the Ferrari, Mercedes and Honda are all very close in terms of total power (the Renault is down) but have different characteristics. The Ferrari may have marginally the most peak power and, with the small turbo, is quick out of the corners but sometimes loses out to the Honda at the end of the straight (presumably more to do with electrical power than ice). Mercedes is generally well balanced but possibly slightly behind these two on total power, although it does seem to be slightly more reliable.

I think there honestly isn’t much between the three on overall speed but they are quite different in terms of characteristics and it may be that one suits a driver more than another (I’m not saying this is the case here, just that it’s possible). How close they are already makes me excited about the supposed improvements for 2025 Ferrari has found to squeeze the last drops out of their engine, since it’s so close that a small improvement could mean a lot.