Agree it’s been a great job and they didn’t panic but instead took the time to understand the problem and bit by bit introduce mitigations/solutions. More importantly, as you’ve pointed out before, is likely the updates to the rolling road tools that should help avoid future missteps (albeit I’m sure all teams will continue to have some in this rules cycle).Vanja #66 wrote: ↑19 Oct 2024, 22:10It's funny how these primary details get lost when everything works out From a "4th car" to a regular win challenger everywhere with one floor update Exceptional job by Tondi and the whole aero and chassis teamf1316 wrote: ↑19 Oct 2024, 22:03The most exciting thing, of course, is that the car was still competitive on this more traditional circuit - I think that’s all the confirmation we need in the efficacy of the Monza floor and bodes well for the rest of the year.
Even more so if you think that most other cars brought updates and the “final upgrade” Fred spoke about must therefore still be in the pipeline .
I think I’m understanding the subtext in what you’re saying, ie that it was never as bad as made out and there were always mitigating circumstances on the days Ferrari were “4th fastest”. If so, I agree with that. That said, there was also clearly an issue with the Barcelona floor - which everyone in the team acknowledged - and in that sense one floor upgrade (to make good on what that floor was supposed to bring) really did make a big difference.