At Ferrari, there is no intention of giving up, and many developments are on the way for 2023. Everything is ready to change for the future.
Ferrari is in a disarming situation, with the SF-23 which did not reflect the data that emerged on the track at all in the wind tunnel and in the simulator. The winter had been full of proclamations, with the CEO Benedict Vigna who, on the day of the presentation, had let himself go saying that this would be the fastest Red ever.
However, the numbers are pitiless, and describe a black moment, in which the new machine is doing much worse than its progenitor. This argument is not valid only for sports results, but also for what concerns the comparison with last year’s times. There Red Bull of Jeddah remained in line with the performance of 2022 despite a regulation that worsened the single-seaters from some points of view, while the SF-23 crashed, losing a second per lap.
The trend is now clear, and it is logical to think that the RB19 will cannibalize this world championship, leaving Aston Martin, Mercedes and Ferrari to compete for a second position among the manufacturers which, on balance, does not interest the fans all that much. In Maranello it is now time to make important decisions, even if the road back up will be very long.
David Sanchez has left in the direction of McLaren, and Enrico Cardile’s position isn’t that solid either, but seeing what has given birth it could not be otherwise. In the meantime, it seems that the first decisions have been taken, in the hope that they will lead to some effect in the short term.
Ferrari, the development of the SF-23 will not be stopped
Ferrari will not abandon the SF-23 project, and will continue to develop it in an attempt to get a season back on its feet which up to now has been unfortunate. Reporting it is “Motorsport.com“, who assured that there will be important developments that will already come from the next races.
There shouldn’t be any major updates on the Red in Australia, where it will be raced in a week’s time, right on the track that last year saw the domination Charles Leclerc and that it was a mere illusion. After Melbourne there will be a break of almost a month, given that the cancellation of the Chinese Grand Prix will mean that the single-seaters will rest from 2 to 28 April, the day of the first free practice of the Azerbaijan GP.
It will be a very long timein which to try to understand what are the defects of this Ferrari and try to correct them, at least to get back on the podium and regain the position of second force. One aspect that has not been investigated, but which could have made the difference, could be the new tyres Pirelli.
For 2023, the Milanese manufacturer has strengthened the front tires to reduce the understeer that was seen last year, but it is clear that all teams, except Red Bull and also theAston Martin, they understood us very little. The time available is now very limited.
Total revolution and in the direction of Red Bull for 2024
The Ferrari will not adopt the tactic of Mercedes for 2023, but it is now almost official that for next season the change will be epochal. always according to “Motorsport.com” in fact, the 2024 Rossa will abandon the current aerodynamic concept, with the tanks in the bellies, to follow the shape of the Red Bullactually doing what was chosen by theAston Martin.
We will move on to sides that reproduce the Coanda effect, bringing the flows towards the bottom, and it is logical that there was nothing else to do but think about changing everything. Obviously, this cannot be taken as a sure winning path, given that when you adapt to another team’s project, you can hardly beat it.
Confirmation comes fromAston Martinwhich despite having largely taken up the concept of the Red Bull he still gets half a second in qualifying and a second per lap in the race, an eternity in motorsport. At this point, there will be a lot to do within the Gestione Sportiva, but it is clear that first we need to save a 2023 that got off to a bad start and cannot end even worse.
