Ferrari has made a big leap in performance compared to last season. After scoring eight points at the Portuguese GP, they are comfortably in fourth place in the F1 constructors’ championship. However, on the way to the next round in Barcelona they have a disappointing update to offer.
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Unfortunately, Ferrari won’t be using the new floor they tested in Portugal, according to Corriere Della Sera. During the first free practice in Portimao, Charles Leclerc tried it out and immediately gave positive feedback (he was only a fourth tenth of a second behind Valtteri Bottas’s Mercedes). In the afternoon his team-mate Carlos Sainz ran with it and drove the fourth fastest lap in FP2.
The technical advantages were immense. And the production was expected to get the green light to be presented at the GP in Spain over the weekend.
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Formula 1 F1 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Imola, Italy – Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto during the press conference. FIA / handout via REUTERS
But now they won’t use it in qualifying or in the race on Sunday. It was used more as an experimental piece that served as a basis for evaluating future upgrades.
However, if Ferrari introduces it in races in the future, it will be part of a larger package of changes this season. Most likely, however, Ferrari is focusing its resources mainly on the 2022 season.
Game over for Ferrari in the McLaren P3 battle?
The Italian team is only 11 points behind McLaren in the “Best of the Rest” battle. However, it appears they are jeopardizing their 2021 season instead of the technical changes made over the next year. Although Charles Leclerc still has hope that they can catch her as the season progresses.
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He said: “At the moment they are a bit ahead of us, so we have to catch up, we have to keep working. Lando is doing a great job – he hasn’t made any mistakes and it’s paying off. So now we have to try to do the same. “
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It’s hard to predict what’s going on at their Maranello headquarters. The think tank may have a bigger reason for not making its floor changes. We can only speculate but it remains to be seen how far they can go this season.
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