Video: how higher ride-height requirement negatively influenced F1-75 optimal aero balance. Higher ride-height requirement negatively influenced F1-75 aero balance.

The loss of competitiveness of the F1-75, the wrong strategies and the mistakes in the pit stops are damaging Scuderua Ferrari’ season, now losing touch to Red Bull and threatened in the race by Mercedes. With the TD039 rule the situation has plummeted.

The higher ride-height requirement has influenced in a negative way the optimal aero balance of the F1-75, generating from the loaded floor alone, 60% of the downforce.
The ground-effect loss creates issues in the downforce balance, that added to the chassis ones, accelerating the tyre consumption in the race.
Actually, a pretty critical technical picture heading to Monza.

On the fastest track of the season Ferrari will have a new engine power unit, which will also be introduced on the Carlos Sainz single-seater #55.

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