Ferrari’s upgrades hit the testing track in Fiorano

Friday is a big day in the world of F1.

The grid will be quiet this weekend, but while the schedule allows for a week off between last weekend’s Miami Grand Prix and next weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, that doesn’t mean teams will have a week off . Do you have a team that is working hard? Ferrari is using Thursday and Friday as filming days at the Fiorano test track, where the Scuderia is testing a series of upgrades to the SF-24 it will bring to Imola next weekend.

And now we get our first look at some new components.

Photos of the upgraded SF-24 were released on Friday. formula 1a.uno. As you can see in the photo below, this is the new look Challenger.

Using this Photo taken of the SF-24 in the pit lane in MiamiHere you can see some of the adjustments to the SF-24.

Two noticeable changes have occurred to this untrained eye? The first is the front inlet, from the “underbite” design seen here to the “overbite” design favored by both Red Bull and McLaren. has moved to. The front inlet of the underbite is highlighted here.

And now the “overbite” front inlet:

Another change? Engine cover vent. As you can see in the photo above from Miami, his previous SF-24 had three vents on the side, while the upgraded SF-24 has one vent on the rear. there is. Below is Miami’s previous design. Highlighted.

And the new single vent is highlighted.

Of course, there are other new elements that can be seen by a more trained eye. according to formula 1a.uno, The upgraded SF-24 includes: “…includes minor changes to the bottom, reversed inlets, new bodywork and revised abdomen, as well as various aerodynamic accessories around the front wing, rear wing and cockpit. Key parts of these updates is definitely the bottom, which has been completely redesigned and the lower part of the car body has also been adapted accordingly.

But they are new elements.

The bigger question is: do they work?

We’ll know more in a week.