As a Scuderia Ferrari engineer confirmed for formu1a.uno, in addition to creating physical discomfort, the bouncing effect of porpoising creates an imbalance that can tend to generate more degradation to the rear tires, reducing their stint. In this sense, Ferrari’s choice of having left two sets of medium tires, as opposed to Red Bull, is clear. If the degradation had been higher, Charles Leclerc would have done two qualifying runs, however that was not the case.
“I don’t know why, but I’m not very sensitive to porpoising,” Charles Leclerc said after his win in Australia – “If you look at it from the outside, it looks bad. However, in the car it doesn’t bother me too much, in terms of performance. Only at the entrance to turn 9” – he continued, also stating that he could not have gone faster without the bouncing – “Of course, it’s definitely something we want to eliminate, to avoid bouncing around corners which can be a problem.” – concluded the Monegasque.
The F1-75 went beyond expectations also in terms of use of the compounds. “We were stronger than we expected,” Charles Leclerc said after the race, as the Ferrari driver then continued: “We were extremely strong on the mediums especially towards the end of the stint.” The pace was “very strong” and there was very little graining. A phenomenon that had slowed down the Ferrari of last season several times, which was unable to generate the right grip on the front.
It is quite evident that the aerodynamics of the F1-75 protects and never overheats the tires, especially the rear ones, ultimately it has a wider usage window when it brings them to the right temperature. On the other hand, there were some more difficulties to get into the operating window than the RB18, something we saw with a double preparation lap in qualifying and restarts after the safety car at the Albert Park Circuit.
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Generally speaking the tires offered a fascinating texture, as explained by formu1a.uno. A stop, two or three has no importance in the economy of the race when there are competitive cars, indeed the compulsory stop could be eliminated if the requirements allow it. Albon, on a Williams more than acceptable even after 57 laps with the Hard, would have deserved the P7.
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