There was great anticipation around the Ferrari during the free practice sessions on Friday Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Not so much because this is the home race, but because the Scuderia di Maranello presented one revised version And correct of one’s own single-seater.
The first major update of the SF-24 gave preliminary answers very encouraging. In the morning, Charles Leclerc set the best time and Carlos Sainz came in third place. In the afternoon, the Monegasque once again placed himself at the top of the timesheets, while the Spaniard settled in sixth position.
Without a doubt there are good signs by the Reds. When a series of improvements are made to a car, it would be competitively dramatic not to find any performance progress. So, if the Ferrari has grown, we can calmly talk about physiological dynamics.
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Moreover, the Prancing Horse had almost the duty to explore one’s potential. Not only for the burden of finding oneself literally running a stone’s throw away from one’s headquarters, but above all for the need to check on the track the quality of the data provided by the simulator. The first instance ruling is in favor of the engineers of the Racing Department.
Nonetheless, if we use the term “preliminary responses” and the metaphor of the first degree of judgement, it is because we are only on Friday. Saturday there Court of Appeal will give its opinion through qualifying, while on Sunday it will be up to Cassation definitively validate the balance of power in Imola. What happens the day after tomorrow will be final.
Ears times Milton Keynes, now. There Ferrari is therehe proved it. Red Bull no for now. Or you are alone hidden? Beyond the difficulties that the Drink Team may have met, it is possible that the Flying Cans have they been leapfrogged in the hierarchies by Mercedes and even by Yuki Tsunoda? Let’s wait Max Verstappen’s speech to get an answer on the matter.
In the meantime, Ferrari fans can dream. Indeed, in a certain sense they must. If this possibility is also removed, what is the point of following the Circus? In the hope that at least once the dream scenarios can become concrete.
