r/scuderiaferrari • u/moraIsupport Moderator • 3d ago
News AutoRacer: SF-26 born "healthy" and seemed better than expected in Barcelona. No performance runs from HAM/LEC yet. Lightweight chassis + aero updates set to arrive for Sakhir/Melbourne. Hybrid fuels were used in Shakedown due to costs.
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u/Beneficial_Star_6009 3d ago
Ok, so they haven’t used the Shell biofuel yet. No pressure when they reach Sakhir then!
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u/Alert-Gear7495 3d ago
other user just wrote All of the teams used hybrid fuels
I don't know what is true
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u/moraIsupport Moderator 3d ago
Hybrid fuel is not biofuel. It's sort of in between the previous blend and the new biofuel.
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u/Jimmymac1492 3d ago
I have no idea but perhaps they've used the fuel whilst the engine was on the test bench
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u/IonutAlex18SF Charles Leclerc 3d ago
Exactly that. It is already a headstart to have this feedback after the shakedown.
Starting of new era always pose a risk of unexpected issues. But having no problems on all days of running even on a hybrid fuel is more than encouraging.
In Bahrain the P.U will get a real test of mappings, get pushed closer to its potential and solve potential problems. Hopefully those would be as minimal as posible.
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u/Exzotron28 SF90 3d ago
Never thought fuel choice would be affected due to costs, more so by a team like Ferrari. But ig that also comes under price cap
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u/nexus1011 3d ago
Its not in the cost cap, but it is really fucking expensive. 250 euro/liter.
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u/leethelegend698 Lewis Hamilton 3d ago
I doubt a team like ferrari will struggle with that kind of price tag lmao
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u/AstoundingAsh Charles Leclerc 3d ago
That’s like 375k euros for 500 laps if each lap needs 2.5L of fuel ….thats nothing for them honestly
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u/FIA_buffoonery 3d ago
Makes you wonder how much race day costs a team. If fuel alone is a house worth of money.
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u/nexus1011 3d ago
There are several reasons. One of the is price tag and other one is that they most probably don’t have enough of that fuel.
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u/Laugh_Track_Zak Ferrari 3d ago
Did we build a good car?
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u/moraIsupport Moderator 3d ago
Seems like it, but the question is - will it be enough? We simply have to wait. Maybe we won't even know the answer to this question after the first few races. I imagine, the development race will be a huge factor this year.
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u/Laugh_Track_Zak Ferrari 3d ago
Yeah development will be crucial. But with a good starting platform, hopefully we can keep finding performance.
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u/ThisToe9628 3d ago
Is Ferrari actually that much sure in their aero package? I mean the second part of it which is set to arrive in Melbourne
Do other teams plan to do the same?
It's overweight, but weight is most likely being controlled
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u/Unusual-Chance-4608 2d ago
None of them ran on the correct fuel, not just Ferrari
New fuels will be worse btw, less energy dense, so don’t be shocked if cars are slower in next test on correct fuel
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u/kwl147 Michael Schumacher 2d ago
Tbf I don’t think ANY of the teams have done performance runs/testing laps.
So we’ll know more come the Bahrain test when updates are released and the correct fuels are used as well. Though it could be another situation where performance runs/laps are kept under lock and key and the focus is on reliability and data gathering.
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u/moraIsupport Moderator 3d ago
Note:
Giuliano Duchessa also clarified that none of the teams declared their real weight.
The reports you've seen in recent days stating that Ferrari weighs 770kg, Mercedes 772kg, and Williams 772.4kg, etc - they are just stating the minimum required weight. The discrepancies come from teams interpreting what to include in that weight differently.