We are getting ready for the most anticipated presentation which is that of Ferrari ( Wednesday 10/03). This year the last, apart from Haas who has scheduled it directly at the Sakhir tests two days later.
Yesterday, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Mattia Binotto and other big names of the Italian team have meanwhile arrived in Bahrain. If the team principal decided of his own free will to skip some 2021 appointments, he absolutely did not want to skip the presentation and above all the three-day test that will begin this Friday.
Ferrari SF21: aerodynamically speaking – as we have already written – the search for greater efficiency of the car body and above all the work on the rear was the main road to seek an important recovery in performance. Indeed, with the limitations, for every team the goal has been to lose as little as possible compared to the end of 2020.
Of course we also know that a lot will depend on how much recovery has been made in terms of power.
“I think last year the main problem was the speed on the straights, not only because of the lack of power, but because of the considerable drag” – said Mattia Binotto.
“We worked a lot on both the power unit and the aerodynamics of the new car to reduce overall drag. According to our simulations today, based on what we are seeing in terms of power delivered by the dynamometer and also from the analysis in the wind tunnel, I think we have recovered a lot of speed on the straights . So I expect speed will not be as much of an issue as it used to be. We hope to be competitive, but we will only know this when we meet again in Bahrain because what you do is always relative to what others are doing. However, we believe that our car is certainly more efficient than the one we had last yearand when I say efficient, it is both from an aerodynamic and engine point of view “, concluded the team principal of the Scuderia.
The SF21, which as anticipated by the Italian media will take to the track on Thursday to cover the first 100 km (filming day) of weaning, will have a different appearance while maintaining a wide nose.
According to a recent report by Formu1a.uno , in fact, Ferrari has also focused on the anterior macro component: the Ferrari SF21 will feature a slightly different nose after the team worked on the optimization of the aerodynamic parts around the structural areas of the nose, not modifiable through a new crash test that would have involved the expense of (2) tokens not available because they have already been used between the gearbox and rear suspension.
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