This is one of the most anticipated. And the moment came. This Tuesday is the new one Ferrari SF-24 Formula 1 For the 2024 season, the new car Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclercthe car where the ‘running team of horses’ It wants to get closer to Red Bull more consistently to fight for more victories and stand up to energy drink companies with bigger weapons.
He Ferrari SF24 This is a completely new car where Ferrari This leaves its basic concept where they started the new regulation in 2022. That year, they started at the front, but as the season progressed, the Red Bull concept proved to have greater room for improvement, until it was definitely left behind its the red single-seat. Ferrari tried again in 2023 with the evolution of their idea and they achieved a very fast car in one lap, but that was diluted by greater tire wear and had other weaknesses: it was more unpredictable for the drivers , it has it right The performance window is very specific and as soon as the conditions and the track changed, the car became more incomprehensible and changed completely.
The factory Maranello He worked against the clock to improve that car and managed to make a step forward that allowed Carlos Sainz achieve the only success red bull throughout the year in Singapore, and in turn, Ferrari achieved several pole positions at the end of the course. But this is still not enough. In order to take a definite step and challenge Red Bull more strongly, the basic idea and basic concept had to be changed. And that’s what Ferrari tried with an SF24 where at first glance you can see a lot of changes.
You definitely got it right
Ferrari is sure that it has found the key to its car, that it has chosen the right path to fight for wins (the World Championship is another story against a strong Red Bull). And as the team itself acknowledges in a statement, “the design team, led by Enrico Cardile, aims to provide Charles and Carlos is a car that is easy to drive and reacts predictably, making the starting point the positive sensations experienced by the drivers in the cockpit during the last races of last season.”
“The goal is to allow them to make the most of the powertrain’s potential, along with their undoubted driving ability,” They added about a car that was shown by a 3D video before Leclerc and Sainz entered for the first time on the track owned by Ferrari, at Fiorano, in front of many tifosi gathered on the entrance bridge in Maranello, offered its a privileged view of these first kilometers of a car that Ferrari wants to represent a turning point in its history.
Sainz: “This is the step we want”
“When I saw the SF-24 for the first time, I wanted to get in it and start the engine… I can’t wait to drive it on the track to see that, as the simulator tells us, this car is the step forward that we all want” , Carlos assured before testing his new Ferrari for the first time at Fiorano, his last drive before leaving the Italian team.
“The goal was to have a more manageable car and, therefore, be consistent at race speed, which are the main requirements to fight for victory. The drivers did everything possible to give precise instructions to the technician and I am sure that the engineers working in Maranello will be adapted to our needs,” reasoned the Spaniard. “We want to give the fans, who supported us even in the most difficult moments of last season, something to be excited about,” he concluded.
Vasseur: “We have to continue to improve everything”
“This year we have to continue where we left off at the end of last season, when we were constantly in the leading position,” said Team Principal, Fréderic Vasseur. “The most difficult championship in the history of Formula 1 awaits us and with Charles and Carlos we agree: we have to be more effective when it comes to taking advantage of opportunities, try to take home points in every race and continue in improving in all areas. “Aspect. To be successful in such a close championship we know that the fans can be our extra gear and we are proud to be able to count on them,” argued the Frenchman.
Leclerc: “I want a lot of success”
“I really like the car, with the white and yellow details on the body. Obviously, what interests me the most is the performance, because it’s on the track where everything is at stake. The SF-24 promises which is less sensitive and more tractable , and I would say that is exactly what we need drivers to do well,” said Monegasque Charles Leclerc.
“I expect a step forward in many aspects and from what I understood in the simulator, I think we are already in place. race and assign victories to them again,” concluded
Source: La Verdad
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