We have already focused on the technical aspects of Scuderia Ferrari’s performance at the Hungaroring circuit in Hungary. Through our usual performance analysis, we touched on various topics related to the performance of the red car on Hungarian soil. We could say many more things from a technical perspective, although it remains very challenging to decipher the precise causes of such a performance. The factors that contribute are many, indeed too many. And above all, sadly to say, in the Ferrari Racing Division, they don’t seem to understand them.
Criticism is valid. It is not possible to feast one’s eyes on others’ victories with such frequency, especially when proudly carrying the emblematic emblem of the Prancing Horse. But deep down, who are we fooling? History serves little when the present slips through our hands like grains of sand. What truly matters is the future, an aspect on which Ferrari must now decisively turn.
The current vision is far from rosy. The light at the end of the tunnel struggles to appear. The lack of a complete operational group is felt, as evidenced by the repeated errors that freely follow one another. Furthermore, the SF-23, a car that can be described as “peculiar,” is making matters worse. Capable of impressive performances in certain contexts, especially in qualifying on a single lap, it is extremely weak in other scenarios, like in England, where it couldn’t even pass a Williams.
It is now evident that the level of understanding of the project 675 does not exist. Or at least, it exists only in very faded traces. Will carrying out a myriad of future-oriented tests on an indecipherable car lead to anything good? The question remains, and most likely, even within the sporting management, they can’t find an answer. A concept expressed by a certain Scott Fitzgerald fits perfectly with the current status of the Maranello team: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
Ferrari believes, but will they be able to do it?
The first subheading of the article questions us about Ferrari’s immediate future. Among the various words spoken on the sidelines of the Hungarian Grand Prix, the eleventh race of the 2023 Formula 1 racing campaign, the most interesting aspect relates to a cryptic statement from Carlos Sainz. Here it is: “In Belgium, probably, we will adopt a different race philosophy.” Without a doubt, the fifty-six letters composing this sentence express a desire to change things. Therefore, we can judge it positively.
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However, there is one fact that is not at all clear. Because, in the end, all approaches can change, but if the car continues to underperform and the ability to understand and consequently manage the SF-23 does not exist, how can the results improve? They cannot, this is the most logical answer.
Perhaps, through a different technical approach, reasoning “absurdly,” and evaluating aspects of the car that have not been considered so far, could be a path. We are talking about a strategic change at the operational level. And here we get to the heart of the matter. All the goodwill and efforts that border on madness, will they be enough to modify an archetype that just refuses to work?
Again, Ferrari, keeping in mind that since Mattia Binotto‘s departure, it has only lost pieces without replenishing its structure, how does it expect to find internal solutions in the same minds that gave life to a failed project, convinced it was good? After all, the only new entry is Frederic Vasseur. And it seems, at a glance, that despite being recognized for determination and courage to accept such a challenge, lately the Frenchman is “becoming like Binotto” in front of microphones and cameras, as explained by F1 expert Alessandro Arcari for FUnoanalisitecnica.
Ferrari and the necessary blank sheet
What good is a well-balanced car if it doesn’t perform? The article’s umpteenth “instance” makes us reflect. Through the compulsive observation of Ferrari’s onboard footage, we can confidently say that the SF-23 is often very well balanced. But what’s even more unlikely is the following: the handling of the red car is often better in the race than in qualifying. In the context where the Italian car performs worse if we consider the lap times.
In other words, we are dealing with an F1 car that is difficult to drive in qualifying but has often shown excellent performances. While in the long run, it offers remarkable manageability but at the same time destroys tires and becomes slow. A truly amusing, if not bizarre, scenario painted by unaware artists whom we can’t be wrong to call powerless in front of such a situation.
The package of updates introduced between Spain and Austria has brought positive results. Maybe not many, but still present. To argue otherwise would mean uttering falsehood. Nevertheless, if in fact the SF-23 does not produce the required performance, as mentioned earlier, is it really worth persisting in a project that does not work properly and does not offer the slightest guarantee for the future?
At this point, the conceptual reset is urgent. Reset, cancellation, erasure, a return to the initial state. Solving an ugly situation to restore a climate suitable for mutual collaboration that can restart the team. According to information gathered by the FUnoanalisitecnica editorial team, this process is underway, but naturally, it takes time and the full support of fresh minds not “poisoned” by the current circumstances.
We do not concretely know what Carlos Sainz meant in the above-mentioned sentence. We hope he meant precisely this and not just a different approach to individual races. On the other hand, the goal is always the same for the historic Italian team, and at this point, it is not even necessary to reiterate it. It would be redundant and disrespectful, considering the infinite patience of the fans.
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