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Formula 1: What’s behind the unexpected appearance of the Ferrari F1-75 in Monza
The Scuderia took advantage of their second and final day of videotaping at Italy’s ‘temple of speed’ yesterday and wrote on Twitter that ‘our attention is now on Barcelona next week’.
Formula 1 teams are entitled to two days of video footage each year for the needs of their sponsors – and Scuderia Ferrari has just deployed the second of these at the Monza circuit in northern Italy. The Italian team uploaded a photo to Twitter with Charles Leclerc in the cockpit and captioned it “day of video recording. The focus is now on Barcelona next weekend“.
According to FIA regulations, each team has the right to cover up to 100 kilometers on one day of shooting, which corresponds to 17 laps of the Monza circuit. In addition, he does not have the right to use the normal racing tires, but special tires with completely different characteristics that Pirelli has made for the occasion.
Scuderia gave no further details on the day of filming in Monza but has already confirmed – through manager Mattia Binoto – that they will host a number of key F1-75 events at the Spanish GP in Barcelona next weekend (22-23 May). will have upgrades . ).
With the progress made by the Red Bull RB18 over the last two races, the need for these upgrades to roll out becomes even more urgent. According to Binoto, the upgrades to Ferrari’s great rival’s car, which among other things reduced the increased weight of the RB18, have now made the last 1-2 tenths faster around the lap than the Ferrari F1-75.
Since the first F1 winter tests last February, the Scuderia has so far made almost no major changes to their car. However, in many of the free trials of this year’s five GPs so far it has attempted to use a soil modifying additive to counteract the porpoise effect.
The “war” of developing this year’s RBR and Ferrari cars has the major obstacle of each team’s annual budget limit – €140 million. Ferrari estimate Red Bull Racing’s past spending rate cannot continue at this spending limit, but Helmut Marco claims Milton Keynes’ team is not concerned about that.
Matthias Binotto admitted that “In order to keep up with the pace, we need to evolve and introduce upgradesin F1-75, and that moment will come in the next, 6th race of the year at the Catalonia track.One of these improvements is the redesigned rear of the floor, which is expected to solve much of the rebound problem – these are particularly strong in F1-75, although not as time consuming as in Mercedes.
“In the next few races it will be our turn to improve [το αυτοκίνητο] as much as we can by introducing its upgrades. In Barcelona we will have a number of upgrades that will be important for us“How important it is,” said Binotto.
As Charles Leclerc said after Miami, it’s important for the Scuderia to find a way to better manage the soft and medium rubber in racing – because it’s an area where RBR and Max Ferstappen are clearly superior. It is therefore possible that Barcelona’s upgrades will also address this issue.
Barcelona’s development could focus on another spot F1-75 lacks: on the rear wing. The current one is largely responsible for the significant delay in final speed of the RB18 on the straights. “The Red Bull is very good in that regard and was very good in the mid-range as they were just as quick as us in very slow corners“Binoto said after the Miami GP.
“We need to analyze and understand why this is happening. And I just think in the last couple of races they had upgrades that made their car faster‘ the Italian concluded.
Source: sport 24
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Thomas Berman, the younger brother of Haas Formula 1 team driver Oliver Berman, will officially take part in Italian Formula 4 and Euro 4 in the 2026 season.
Thomas will represent the VAR team colours.
The 16-year-old Briton spent last year in British Formula 4, where he scored one win and finished eighth in the final season standings.
But the ones that are considered the most prestigious and promising are the Italian and European Formula 4 championships. They are often chosen by young pilots for further career advancement. In addition, Thomas’ older brother Oliver Berman also competed in these series and became the Italian Formula 4 champion in 2021 with 11 wins.
Let us also remind you that Ukrainian Alexander Bondarev will compete in the same championships with the Prima Racing team in the 2026 season. The Ukrainian pilot does not hide his ambitions and has repeatedly expressed his intention to fight for the championship title.
Bondarev now participates in Middle East Formula 4 in preparation for the European leg of the season. After the first stage, he took first place in the general rankings and became the leader in the rankings.
Thomas Berman will compete in the Formula Winter Series as part of his preparations.
The competition between the current “four” promises to be extremely high, and the appearance of the younger brother of the Formula 1 pilot will only increase interest in the series.
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Former Ferrari boss Ross Brawn said the team was at a disadvantage due to the FIA’s changes to the rules.
The Scuderia was virtually unbeatable in the early 2000s. Michael Schumacher single-handedly won 48 of 85 races in the first half of the decade, while Rubens Barrichello added nine more victories.
In an interview with F1.com, Brown named the 2004 Ferrari car as his favorite. That year the team won not only three races but confidently won its sixth consecutive title in the Constructors’ Championship.
The legendary designer and strategist admitted that Ferrari was stopped after that due to changes in tire rules and that the team had become too dominant.
“Every year we put in extra effort and every year we did things a little better. That made the 2004 car, in my opinion, the best ever.”
“We were disappointed by the changes to the tire rules after that, but I think we did so well and had to be stopped somehow. This incredible car could not have been stopped any other way because everything worked so well for us.”
“Having lived on the other side of the fence ever since, I can understand Bernie’s frustration. [Экклстоуна, тогдашнего руководителя Формулы-1]Max [Мосли, тогдашнего президента FIA] and supporters. It was a shock when we didn’t win, not a shock when we won. “It was a very special car.”
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Formula 1 is preparing to enter a new era of regulations. Starting from the 2026 season, the aerodynamics and power plants of the vehicles will change significantly. Many people are already calling these innovations the biggest in the history of the championship.
In addition, the physical parameters of the machines will also change. The cars will become smaller: 10 cm narrower, 20 cm shorter and also 32 kg lighter; minimum weight will drop to 768 kg.
However, reaching this new cap will be extremely difficult for most teams. New power plants include a significantly larger share of the electrical component – with the internal combustion engine the ratio will now be 50/50, which will make the unit heavier. From the new season, there will also be a rule requiring at least 55% of the vehicle area to be painted, and new active aerodynamic features with real-time mode switching will be introduced.
All of this increases the weight of the car, and teams will need to simultaneously work to increase efficiency, reliability and reduce the weight of the cars. Audi is reportedly already the first team to reach the minimum points mark. Earlier, information also appeared that the German manufacturer replaced the mechanism for switching active aerodynamic modes with an electronic one.
There have been recent reports that Alpin can also reach a minimum weight of 768 kg. Of course, the lower the mass, the faster the car. But the question remains whether this will compromise reliability in the early stages of the new regulation. We will learn the answer to this very soon.
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