Scuderia Ferrari’s efforts are being focused on working out how to ‘simply’ have more efficient aero. The difficulty of that compromise, which Ferrari blames aero miscorrelation for getting so badly wrong, is illustrated by Ferrari committing to a “significant” change in development direction and only getting the first fruits of that in Hungary in two weeks’ time, although there is now hope some parts will already arrive in time for the second Red Bull Ring race.
“We knew it would be difficult, it is more difficult than what we thought,” Ferrari’s sporting director Laurent Mekies said during the weekend – “Therefore where we are right now is trying to understand where that gap is. And what has happened. It needs to be a very disciplined process to get that answer. That’s what we’re going to do now. When we get that answer we will be able to see what must be done.” – Laurent Mekies explained.
Qualifying in Austria and the first race at the Red Bull Ring gave us very clear answers but it’s likely the Italian side already knew this long before the first weekend of the 2020 Formula One season. If that’s rooted in the engine, perhaps it explains why Mattia Binotto was so negative about its aero platform even in the build-up to the season opener.
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