At Ferrari we need to clarify. The SF-23, also considering the performance in Netherlands, continues to be unconvincing. The ups and downs of Maranello stable, confirmed by both Sainz and Cardile, give a clear signal that not only has the car not yet been understood, but that this operation is not not at all obvious.
Sainz: “We don't understand what the problem is”
Carlos confirms an unconvincing SF-23 Sainz. The Ferrari driver, in fact, during the pilots press conference, he wanted to send a very strong signal to the team, underlining the difficulties encountered with the car this season: “The spirit within the team is to try to understand the characteristics of this year's car as much as possible. It's not a secret – Sainz admitted – that this year there was a lack of consistency: we struggled to understand where we could go fast and do well. Just look at our sensations between Hungary and Belgium. This lack of understanding of the car is what we are focusing on throughout the second part of the season".
SF-23 from too many ups and downs
A car that is too inconsistent, almost impossible to decipher. Just think of the different performances carried out by Ferrari: second strength - almost by detachment - in Austria and Belgium, while in Silverstone, Hungary and also recently in Holland in great difficulty. And to think, instead, that two tracks like the Hungaroring and Zandvoort could marry well with the characteristics of the Red, as admitted first by Sainz and then by Charles Leclerc.
Cardile responds to Sainz: "We already know what's wrong with the SF-23"
To deny However, what was said by the drivers, confirming that in reality Ferrari had already understood the problems present on the SF-23 from the beginning of the season, is the technical director Cardile"Since the tests, the gaps and what was missing in order to have a competitive car were clear. The correspondence between the simulator and the wind tunnel was immediately good and with the analysis carried out by the tests we immediately reached the conclusion. It's not a problem to understand what the car is missing but bring components that allow it to catch up and be faster than the current one".
“The 2024 car will be completely different”
Regardless of the results this season, the minds of the engineers in Maranello are on 2024, when we will have a car that is completely different from the current one. Word a Cardile"We designed it differently, with a new chassis and a different rear end. All to allow the aerodynamicists to extract the performance we are missing this year. We feel the responsibility of putting a winning car on the track".
