At this point I think Ferrari aren't even close to the big spenders. They must have quietly cut their budget somewhere in the middle of the last season as theirs visual updates became sparse and rare. f14t is also just an evolution, but that doesn't mean the car is bad and completely off the track. Malaysia showed quite well that when engine performance isn't a huge factor they are among the top three teams, so their core aerodynamic package works. They can improve on it, but at the same time they would be increasing drag, and that may not be the best idea when you consider their own main problems.Froggolo wrote:i am very saddened by the non-updates they brought in these testing days,
very very small attempts to gain... thousandths of a second?
hollow wheel nuts, bigger brake air intakes, tested in day 1, removed in day 2
then, applying flow-viz to show what? the car is slow, they could save money on flow-viz
and use it to buy carbon fiber to mould new parts.
It seems the only successful update is the "blowing leaves" device used to cool radiators
New aero rules also don't allow much, so I bet that they are putting all their effort into the section where they can gain a lot. And that, unfortunately for most of us here, is under the body, engine and ers systems.