Ferrari formally unveiled its 2024 Formula 1 automobile on Tuesday on the firm’s non-public testing observe in Fiorano, Italy. Beyond the added yellow and white stripes, the Ferrari has been fully overhauled throughout the offseason to benefit from the crew’s uptick in kind at the tip of final season. However, the venerable Italian crew has considerably tempered expectations heading into 2024.
According to the Race, crew principal Fred Vasseur acknowledged over the winter that the 2024 automobile options 95 p.c new elements. Ferrari was capable of get extra tempo out of the SF-23 because the 12 months went on. Carlos Sainz’s victory in Singapore final September was the blemish on Red Bull Racing’s excellent season and arguably the excessive level of Ferrari’s season. On the SF-24, Charles Leclerc mentioned in a launch:
“The SF-24 ought to be less sensitive and easier to drive and for us drivers that’s what you need in order to do well. I expect the car to be a step forward in several areas and from the impression I formed in the simulator I think we’re where we want to be. This season the aim is to be front runners all the time and I want to give our fans plenty to cheer about, by dedicating race wins to them.”
Note that Leclerc isn’t taking intention at Red Bull or Max Verstappen or outright declaring the world championship as a goal. Ferrari is just hoping to seize a pair extra race wins and constantly be on the entrance. Unlike Aston Martin’s technical Dan Fallows, who referred to as Red Bull “absolutely beatable,” Ferrari is being practical about the place it stands within the pecking order.
Formula 1 is a contest fought over seasons, not races. The Italian outfit is aware of that gradual enhancements may put its vehicles in a greater place for when Lewis Hamilton joins the crew in 2025 or when the following main guidelines change occurs in 2026.
Source: jalopnik.com