{"id":34121,"date":"2024-02-14T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=34121"},"modified":"2024-02-14T06:31:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T06:31:16","slug":"ferrari-copy-red-bull-with-2024-f1-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/ferrari-copy-red-bull-with-2024-f1-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari copy Red Bull with 2024 F1 car"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Red Bull capitalised on a key advantage throughout the previous season: their impressive aero efficiency, rendering their car potent on straightaways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their edge was particularly pronounced when activating the DRS, with the team meticulously honing the drag ratio of their mainplane and its synergy with the beam wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, other teams like McLaren began adopting the Red Bull approach, while Ferrari divulged significant alterations in this domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enrico Cardile, Ferrari’s technical director, disclosed at the unveiling of their new SF-24 on Tuesday the substantial efforts Ferrari had invested in pursuing DRS enhancements for their new vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Responding to Motorsport.com’s query on whether the team had emulated Red Bull’s DRS strategy, Cardile affirmed, “Yes, it is. I mean, a part of the development of this car has been also to revamp completely the rear wing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He elaborated, “The car has been already presented with a new mid-downforce rear wing and we are revamping accordingly all the range pretty much we have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we focus our attention also on the rear wings.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rear wing showcased on the Ferrari launch car featured a distinct layout for the central pillar, resembling more of a Swan neck design as it extends over the mainplane and links to the DRS pod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Ferrari seemed to have adopted the Alpine-style semi-detached tip section, one of the two prevalent approaches in this region of the car during the past season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the new Ferrari has gravitated conceptually towards the Red Bull direction, Cardile asserted that the team maintained its distinctive approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We took definitely our own direction,” he remarked. “We did during last year a big job to understand what driveability meant in terms of shaping the aero map, so the direction is our own.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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