Ferrari promoted without a hitch
Carlos Sainz's best time on Thursday, Charles Leclerc's best time on the final day yesterday: Ferrari was the fastest in the tests in Bahrain, times which, however, are not indicative in light of the use of the soft C4 compound. Pure performance aside – no one has revealed exactly all the cards available – the Ferrari it was also the Scuderia that covered the most kilometers in Sakhir (2257 in total) finding the answers that the Maranello technicians were looking for.
Compared to the SF-23, the SF-24 immediately revealed itself to be a car capable of putting Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in a position to be able to consistently and easily maintain a high pace without having to deal with sudden drops in power management. tires. A fundamental starting point in order to continue with conviction with the development plan planned to increase the already promising potential of the SF-24.
“We leave this test satisfied with the work done, both in terms of mileage travelled, and the consequent amount of data collected, and from the point of view of the satisfaction of Charles and Carlos – commented the Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur – they were three productive and problem-free days, which is what you want first and foremost from a test, especially when it is the only one before the start of the season. Our first aim was to obtain an SF-24 that was honest in its behaviour, not very sensitive to changes in external conditions and which was easy to drive. Listening to the comments of Charles and Carlos and looking at their consistency of performance in the long runs it seems that we have managed to achieve this objective: it is a very important starting point, because it allows the driver to quickly learn the characteristics of the single-seater and therefore to make the most of them. better potential. Obviously this is just a test and to see the real values on the field all we have to do is meet in exactly one week, with the first qualifying sessions of the season. However, I feel like saying that, looking exclusively at ourselves, we started off on the right foot. I expect that the various top teams will be very close to each other and I can't wait to see the value of our package in relation to our opponents“.
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