chrstphrln wrote: ↑13 Feb 2024, 19:18
It's a bit funny how the Ferrari is described here as outdated, basic or not very developed.
He hasn't driven a meter at the limit yet, nobody knows his potential.
According to engineers and drivers, it is a significant improvement on its predecessor, which was the best car in the field after Red Bull towards the end of the season.
Maybe we'd rather analyze track times rather than fashion value?
Exactly.
Here's the thing, Ferrari fans and management like wow and flash even if they don't like to admit it. Every Ferrari TP caved into this which often came with grand proclamations and threw Ferrari down dead end pathways. The F1 media will call it boring, slow, and conservative which will get the tifosi antsy. Time to ignore them for once.
I'm happy for Ferrari to be the conservative one this time and just focus on the basics. I thought the SF21 was a good example of that. Given the SF-24 is born of a much better starting point, we might see some good come out of this approach.