Ferrari will deal with two key facets when Lewis Hamilton returns to motion to proceed acclimatizing to the Italian team in Barcelona.
The seven -time Formula 1 champion debuted in Scuderia in Fiorano last week, before he set off on an extended, more significant program in Spain this week.
Starting from Tuesday, Ferrari will spend three days on private tests on the Barcelona circuit with a modified SF-23 automobile, which Hamilton will share together with his teammate Charles Leclerce.
While Hamilton covered lower than 100 km during his first trip to Fiorano, the British may have more freedom in his second test.
FIA provisions introduced as a part of the tests of previous CARS (TPC) provisions limit the operation to 4 days per driver, with a maximum mileage of 1000 kilometers, also for the motive force.
Hamilton used sooner or later and ran 89 km in Fiorano, while Leclerc used as much as 42 km.
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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For Barcelona, ​​Ferrari will work under the supervision of the brand new technical director of Loic Serra, who replaced Enrico Cardile at the tip of last 12 months.
The work of two drivers will deal with the evaluation of two specific elements: tire consumption, which has been one among the heels of the Achilles automobile in the previous couple of years and begins.
Serra brought along with her extensive knowledge concerning the behavior of tires, which is why the trip to Barcelona needs to be very useful in understanding the strategy of using tires, which can be useful for the 2025 automobile.
Although the tires used through the test won’t be the identical as those who can be prosecuted – which needs to be less sensitive to overheating – the team still hopes for progress on this area.
Ferrari will give you the chance to evaluate with each drivers how tire behavior may vary depending on the strategy adopted on the preparatory lap, depending on the temperature and pressure, after which assess their behavior during consumption.
The second goal of the test can be at first, since the team believes that there continues to be a spot to enhance not only within the clutch release procedure, but additionally normally acceleration from parking.
Electronic experts proceed to enhance the starting strategies: the clutch should be manually managed by the motive force, but the tactic of supplying power to avoid losing the handle, could be the result of wonderful power supply from the combustion engine and the combined operation of the hybrid system, which only prompts above 100 km/h.
Scuderia is preparing to adapt the main points that may be vital through the season by which the red automobile is to be competitive within the fight for each world titles.
In Spain, weather conditions can be rather more favorable than in Fiorano, enabling Hamilton to read the automobile in anticipation of the SF-25 debut, scheduled for February 19.
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Franco Nugnes
Formula 1
Lewis Hamilton
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