this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2024
26 points (100.0% liked)

Formula 1

9194 readers
67 users here now

Welcome to Formula1 @ Lemmy.world Lemmy's largest community for Formula 1 and related racing series


Rules


  1. Be respectful to everyone; drivers, lemmings, redditors etc
  2. No gambling, crypto or NFTs
  3. Spoilers are allowed
  4. Non English articles should include a translation in the comments by deepl.com or similar
  5. Paywalled articles should include at least a brief summary in the comments, the wording of the article should not be altered
  6. Social media posts should be posted as screenshots with a link for those who want to view it
  7. Memes are allowed on Monday only as we all do like a laugh or 2, but donโ€™t want to become formuladank.

Up next


F1 Calendar

2025 Calendar

Location Date
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia 14-16 Mar
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China 21-23 Mar
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan 04-06 Apr
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain 11-13 Apr
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia 18-20 Apr
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 02-04 May
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy 16-18 May
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ Monaco 23-25 May
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain 30 May-01 Jun
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada 13-15 Jun
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria 27-29 Jun
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Great Britain 04-06 Jul
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium 25-27 Jul
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary 01-03 Aug
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands 29-31 Aug
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy 05-07 Sep
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Azerbaijan 19-21 Sep
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore 03-05 Oct
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 17-19 Oct
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico 24-26 Oct
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil 07-09 Nov
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 20-22 Nov
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar 28-30 Nov
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Abu Dhabi 05-07 Dec

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Ferrari dropped a place to third in the 2023 constructorsโ€™ standings but did enjoy a notably strong end to the campaign thanks to a run of four podium finishes from the final five rounds.

Drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc struggled with the SF-23's unpredictable handling and poor tyre degradation that led to wildly fluctuating form from race to race.

The carโ€™s strengths laid in braking, straightline speed and short-corner performance but Vasseur says that almost all parts will be revised for 2024 โ€“ ahead of a 13 February unveiling.

Speaking to the media in Maranello, the team boss said: "Revolution - I don't know if it is the right word because we have the same regulation now three years in a row that you can't change massively the situation.

"Again, it's a matter of tenths of seconds. It means it's all 0.1 or 0.2% performance that we are looking for. It's not five [percent].

"For sure, we have to do a step. I don't underestimate the step.

"We are changing 95% of the components of the car. Perhaps you can consider that it's a revolution."

Frederic Vasseur, Team Principal and General Manager, Scuderia Ferrari

Sainz has said already that the 2024 car is behaving "differently" from his first simulator runs.

Vasseur also reckons that Ferrari needs to focus on its own improvements over the winter - believing the team to be making a โ€œgood step forwardโ€ - and then wait for pre-season testing in Bahrain to see how it stacks up to its rivals.

He continued: "Now the expectation is that we are focused on ourselves.

"We are doing good step forward. But at the end, it's always a matter of comparison.

"You can improve by 100 but if the others are improving by 120, you will look stupid. If they are improving by 80, you will look like a mega hero.

"So far, the most important is to continue to push, to continue to develop, to have the drivers into the middle of the project and they are fully involved in the development.

"I think that, so far, we are going in the right direction. I don't know if the others will go more or less. We will see in Bahrain."

all 9 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[โ€“] calamitycastle 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We will not know until qualifying.

I hope McLaren stay near the front.

I suspect the gaps at race one will be minimal.

[โ€“] GreatRam 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Their quali pace wasn't the issue. We have to see if the car still eats its tires during the race.

[โ€“] calamitycastle 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Well I meant more in the sense that all commentary regarding any team's car development, between now and Q1 is total speculation

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Will the strategy team also be new?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The drivers are the same, so no changes on the strategy team.

[โ€“] calamitycastle 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. I hope both Sainz and Leclerc negotiated a bonus for also being the strategy team.

[โ€“] Kiwi 1 points 1 year ago

Box Boxโ€ฆ.. wait never mind donโ€™t boxโ€ฆ..