F1 – Just a few more hours and the engines will start for the tenth round seasonal. Which, as always, will put an end to all the chatter that took place between Canadian Grand Prix is that of Spain. The spotlight is on Ferrari and not for an Italo-centric effort. The red clan is required to provide answers after the disastrous North American trip.
Which is the real SF-24: the Monegasque version or the Canadian one? This is the question that goes through the minds of fans who need to understand what the true strength of the car will be. The triptych of competitions that is about to open will provide many answers in this sense.
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Ferrari: in Barcelona without deceiving yourself
Before the Canadian GP, almost everyone, thanks to the victory in Monte Carlo, saw the Prancing Horse as the favorite for the great encore. We know how it ended. Precisely to avoid new illusions, the Maranello group is flying low waiting to understand how and if the technical innovations that will be revealed today will work.
“I don't speak on behalf of the team, my personal opinion is that we will see a stronger Red Bull. I expect to see the Red Bull we saw at the start of the season again due to the track layout", has explained Charles Leclerc at the press conference.
“I think these races have revolved a lot around curb driving, which is probably not one of Red Bull's strong points. I expect a battle between us and McLaren and I expect Red Bull a little further ahead. But of course I hope I'm wrong”, commented the Monegasque.
“Like any other upgrade, we hope that what we bring here is a load increase that helps us be faster. There are no magic bullets, but we hope they can make a difference. Especially now that Mercedes has also joined the battle for the top positions”. Carlos Sainz he even puts the W15 into the cauldron which, despite being in clear recovery, doesn't seem to be able to suddenly compete for the podium.
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Ferrari: victory objective not declared
The word "victory", for now, has disappeared from the radar. A very different attitude compared to that which characterized the approach to Montreal. Ferrari, before "flagging off" objectives whose achievement cannot be certain, needs to understand what went wrong two weeks ago with the clear aim, this time, of not repeating the same things.
Among other things, a non-marginal factor, it is necessary to understand when testing the track whether the technical problems emerged on the track power unit of Charles Leclerc's SF-24 °16 have been completely surpassed. The factory analyzes were comforting, but we are waiting to validate everything in the first free practice sessions.
With a quiet pace and a little away from the spotlight, the Prancing Horse approaches a grand prix which could be affected again by rain. An additional variable that has not been well managed in Canada. Another test for a team that has not raised the white flag and still believes it can close ranks with the competition. Even if he doesn't trumpet it from the rooftops.
Crediti foto: Scuderia Ferrari HP