Togninalli: “Halting growth one bundle early could make the distinction”
“As Fred typically says, we battle to place every part collectively. And by every part, I imply every part — not only one side or one individual. The crew is an entire bundle, like an orchestra. We selected to halt growth maybe sooner than a few of our rivals, and for the time being the distinction between P2 and P7 is barely 1-2 tenths. We’re all very shut. Stopping growth one bundle early could make a distinction and make every part harder. So in the event you mix these elements, you lack a little bit of efficiency and attempt to get better it on observe, however you danger underperforming and failing to place every part collectively,” Matteo Togninalli defined, as reported by AutoRacer.it.
At Maranello, beneath Loic Serra’s steerage, Ferrari centered on growing the rear suspension whereas freezing all aerodynamic updates. A ground improve deliberate for Baku was rejected. In fashionable F1, there’s little to achieve mechanically, and efficiency enhancements largely come from aero upgrades. This resolution now weighs closely on Ferrari, which frequently finds itself behind Sauber, Williams, and Racing Bulls.
“We might have finished higher in Baku, and even in Singapore, we had extra potential. Charles’ closing lap might have been P2/P3, for instance. Should you begin forward in Singapore, you end forward. We have to keep calm, do our greatest, and take the alternatives that come up.” Listening to views aside from Fred Vasseur’s is definitely worthwhile, however Matteo Togninalli additionally emphasised the crew’s ‘potential’ story. Whereas the automobile had some margin in Baku, even a slight drop in temperatures making the SF-25 undrivable indicators deeper points.
Matteo Togninalli’s controversial Ferrari vs McLaren comparability
“The stability isn’t the best. Have a look at the McLaren MCL39 — it’s unbelievable. They’re not sooner as a result of they’ve extra power or downforce, however as a result of it’s extra drivable. You’ll be able to enhance it with setup and minor tweaks, however that’s additionally a part of the automobile and the way it behaves. Ours is sort of tough, so we’re extra uncovered to errors. Drivers should work tougher to get outcomes. Tires are very delicate, so each small error, lockup, or oversteer prices efficiency. If the automobile is on the restrict, you utilize the tires extra and degrade them. That is true for everybody, however a extra drivable automobile is gentler on tires, and so forth.”
The Head of Observe Engineering went on to check Ferrari’s stability to McLaren’s. Calling the papaya-colored automobile ‘merely’ extra drivable is simplistic. A platform that performs constantly throughout all circumstances and tracks outcomes from meticulous and exact work. The SF-25 was solely near the MCL39 within the simulator. It’s a flawed undertaking, one that may stay so, with hopes that the identical errors should not repeated in 2026. Fred Vasseur would be the first to hope for this, or his place may very well be reconsidered.
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