The first major update to the Ferrari F1-75 will make its debut at the Spanish Grand Prix. Before jumping on the track in Barcelona, Charles Leclerc has premiered it at the Monza circuit.
In a season start in which ferrari has chosen to place in a secondary plane the development of its single-seater, the F1-75 of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz has been at least as competitive as the Red Bull RB18.
However, in the last two races the Anglo-Austrian team seems to have shown a bit more speed, so the first update package for the red car it becomes even more important for the championship.
Filming Day in Monza
Said package has jumped onto the track for the first time this Friday in Monzawhere the Ferrari team has completed the second and last filming day that the FIA allows Formula 1 teams to carry out each season.
The person in charge of driving was Charles Leclerc, who covered the 100 statutory kilometers with a single-seater equipped with aerodynamic improvements, lighter parts to reduce the total weight of the car and a decoration devoid of the last layer of transparent paint to save a few extra grams.
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And it is that this year the teams are having many difficulties not to exceed the minimum weightso car paint has become one of the resources to reduce their mass.
On this day of filming, Ferrari took the opportunity to take snapshots and videos without Kaspersky logos, Russian sponsor who broke off related to the Italian formation after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In addition, extensive security measures have been deployed around the circuit to prevent the new aerodynamic package from being revealed.
Red Bull also announces improvements
However, Ferrari will not be the only team that will present news at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunyasince Red Bull is also going to release new parts that, in addition to improving performance, should reduce the weight of the car by at least 2 kg.
Recently, Mattia Binotto He expressed the hope that Red Bull’s higher rate of development at the start of the season would end up taking its toll on the Anglo-Austrian team at the end of the season.
But Helmut Marko He has denied that this will happen, pointing out that the accidents suffered by Carlos Sainz in recent races will also have reduced Ferrari’s margin in relation to the Italians’ budget limit.
All in all, the Spanish Grand Prix, in which Carlos Sainz aspires to obtain his first victory in Formula 1, is exciting and will mark the way forward for these two teams, the only ones that already aspire to win the world title.
Photos: Scuderia Ferrari