Since mid-2022(no need to talk about "that" again) Ferrari hasn't been strong in high speed corners, this car is significantly better than the SF-23 at it but still not fantastic (they also have a little lift into 9 which i did not expect).LM10 wrote: ↑23 Jun 2024, 00:55As soon as I saw that the floor roof was lowered with the new upgrades I thought of the possibility of porpoising. I've not read what exactly Sainz said, but if he actually mentioned porpoising then of course it's the explanation for their huge lift compared to others in the high speed section. That's a big time loss.
But I'm not worried. The team just needs to find out the optimal setup to shut off the porpoising again. It's been a big upgrade package overall (Imola and Barcelona combined).
Another thing which Sainz said was the characteristics of the track which partly are similar to China and Suzuka and that it was not a surprise that they struggled (or something on those lines) because these type of corners are the weak point of the car. So I guess he means the long radius corners? If yes, I wonder how to solve that and whether they addressed these issues with the current upgrades already or it will happen later in the season.
The colder track didn't help either.
Hopefully the car was set in a ride height that it grounds a bit with qualy speeds but flies easily through there in race speeds, halving the losses.
Ferrari was able to comeback in the race to finish in front of the Mclaren's in Japan, i hope they can do something similar tomorrow, at least vs the Mercs.