In 2020 Ferrari invested heavily in setting up the new, latest generation simulator – almost 9 months of set-up, including calibration, and on 10 new dynamic benches (some destined for the Hypercar for Le Mans).
The many training tests on the track with the SF71H also served to speed up their commissioning. It is important to be in line with the times since “the initial development margins of the 2022 project are very large”.
As reported by F1 Journalist Giuliano Duchessa for formu1a.uno, a macro area in which the cars can be distinguished will be the front.
“Our front / nose is now defined and will be significantly different from that seen at Silverstone [on the show car presented by Liberty Media]” is what Giuliano Duchessa reports from a reliable source. He added: “As for the drawings, those of the tank, chassis and suspension are completed. It is always all relative, but the data coming out of the simulator satisfies us.”
The minimum weight of the 2022 cars will in fact be 792 kilos, according to the latest update of the technical regulations, a good 40 kilos more than in the current season.
It should not be underestimated that the cars will be as low as possible and congenitally stiffer as well as heavier than the current ones. This can lead to a good holding capacity in the fast but also several heavy problems in the medium-slow sections. It is important to provide the driver with the ability to attack them and make the most of the traction at the exit.
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Pirelli tests with 18 ″ tires provided essential data to the teams. “We have all learned a lot about what to expect.”
The forces that will stress the new cars are very different in terms of pitch and roll but this shouldn’t be a problem with proper weight distribution.
An encouraging sign comes from the SF21 which has been redesigned in many areas in a short time, making the most of the regulatory space granted. Just think of the revised nose – after data collection in the last races of 2020 – which this season works much better at the aerodynamic level.
Revision carried out without having used any token to redo the crash test.
“On a technical level, around 40 new simulation and design specialists arrived in Maranello. Grafts in each department meant that it was possible to work with fewer distractions and more effectively on details.”
Nobody knows if the Ferrari 674 will be competitive to win, not even in Maranello do they know it as confirmed a few days ago by Charles Leclerc (“Development is progressing well even if it is always difficult to say something until we really compare the car on the track with the other teams. ”), but from the signals collected it seems that we can expect something rather courageous.
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