The men from Maranello had already realized in free practice that Ferrari should have played a weekend in defense. Mistakes were made at home and there was no way to fix them on the track. The lesson is served and in Bahrain the SF90 will return to be that of Barcelona ...
The SF90 looks like a machine that we could call pitch-sensivity: perfect on a mantle that is a billiard table, while it suffers on bumps if the suspensions do not absorb the roughness of the asphalt. And then there would have been momentary losses of load and adherence that are not measured in the simulator and attempts to remedy them with set-up modifications have not helped anything, or almost ...
The Ferrari's front suspension is more conservative than the Mercedes which has more chances of adjustment and set-up. In Bahrain the Red will find a more uniform background so this problem should disappear completely, finding on the track the downforce values seen in the wind tunnel.
And in Maranello, moreover, they focused more on aerodynamic exaggeration with the mouths of very small radiators and very streamlined bellies to have little resistance to advancement and, therefore, good top speeds.
Judging by the images we collected from Melbourne, Ferrari presented itself in Australia with the most closed aerodynamic configuration of all, trusting in the extreme cooling system that was designed specifically to give aerodynamic advantages.
If Mercedes has maintained limited outlets at the rear of the sides, such as the Rossa, the W10 was more open on the sides of the passenger compartment than the Ferrari: in addition to the increased Esse-shaped grip behind the Halo anchoring to the body, they are look at the three gills on the sides of the passenger compartment which had a larger vent than usual in the rear, photo below.
Perhaps the Scuderia technicians have decided for the first GP a machine that is too closed, which may have triggered temperature problems on certain components of the power unit. And not being able to risk an engine on its debut, technicians have done well to contain the risks on the power unit, adopting conservative maps that have led to the renouncement of some horses.
The sum of the two problems may have caused Ferrari's disappointing performance in Melbourne, but in Bahrain the music should be completely different because the SF90 will be adequately prepared for the heat of the Emirates with a configuration designed for desert temperatures. So you turn the page and look at the future
Not looking bad.
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