Indeed, in Australia the car had a clear edge on the Red Bull RB18, after the two frontrunning machines proved to be evenly matched in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
One of the more intriguing aspects of Ferrari’s season so far is that, in contrast to its main rivals, the team has done very little to the car since that first test, and there has been no package of upgrades.
There are several aspects to the Ferrari strategy. Firstly, the car was quick from the off and had no obvious vices. Like others, it suffers from porpoising, but the team seems to have found a way to live with it, without compromising performance as much as some rivals have been obliged to.
Crucially, by not changing the package every week, the team has been able to take a deep dive into fully understanding the car, allowing the engineers to start each race weekend with a good base set-up.
That in turn has the added bonus of allowing the drivers to fully come to terms with the car and know what it requires from…
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