Ferrari explains how the revised front wing should improve the SF-24

Having brought a heavily-revised front wing to Singapore, Ferrari’s senior performance engineer Jock Clear has revealed that the team is intent on achieving a more powerful front end with the upgrade.

The Maranello-based outfit had been expected to introduce a new front wing at Austin's United States Grand Prix. However, the Scuderia has managed to push the introduction of the upgraded part forward, showing off the heavily-revised assembly at the Marina Bay Circuit.

The new front wing is an evolution of its predecessor, with many of the design features retained, albeit with some key tweaks to the load distribution across the whole span of the wing.

The main changes centre around the third and fourth element of the wing, with Ferrari having altered the loading distribution. In addition, the tip details have also been revised for the latest-spec front wing.

The Scuderia noted: “Not specific to the Singapore circuit, this front wing upgrade offers performance and downstream flow features improvements over a wider polar range.”

The new design is taking inspiration from rivals, mainly from Mercedes and McLaren. The junction point between the third and fourth flap and the side endplate has been modified. This is exactly the critical area where the McLaren and Mercedes designs have shown clearly visible flexibility in recent rounds.

Reflecting on the upgraded wing, Ferrari’s senior performance engineer Jock Clear has explained that the Scuderia has been intent on creating a more powerful inboard section to improve the balance of the car.

“Singapore is not the obvious circuit where you would bring an aero upgrade,” he said.

“It’s a very draggy, high-downforce circuit, so [the wing] is not specific for this circuit, but basically, it’s just moving the energy a little further inboard.

“If you look at it closely, you’ll see that the inboard is a bit more aggressive and the outboard a bit less aggressive, so we’ve moved that dynamic a little bit.

"This allows us to crank on a bit more [downforce]. Here you’re probably going to want to have maximum rear you’re going to want to get a balance.

“Balance is everything around here and we’ve been a little bit backed into a corner at some of the high-downforce circuits before, because we’re running out of front power.

“It’s just a little more powerful at the top end, slightly more efficient, but it really is that it’s a bit more powerful. That gives us a bit more scope.”