Ferrari are still trying to extract the most performance from their 2025 F1 💟car after making a significan♛t change to the front suspension.

Ferrari have a🐷dopted a front pull rod suspension for the SF-25, moving away from the push rod in recent 𝔍years.

This major change, led by new recruit Loic Serra, is likely to have greaౠter potential in terms of development an🃏d thus laptime.

However, after t𒀰hree days of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, Ferrari has yet to maximise its new design choice.

According to , while there are “unquestionable advantages” with t🍸he front🗹 pull rod suspension, which McLaren and Red Bull also use, Ferrari still need to fine-tune it at a “mechanical level”.

It is thought that Serra, who was signed from Mercedes, is a speci🎉alist in suspension design.

Ferrari explained the reason for the chan🌺ge in a press release during their car launch, stating: “The thinking behind this change in architecture was to clean up the airflow around the car, while also giving greater scope for further aero development, which had pretty much been exhausted with the previous iteration”.

On the third day of testing in Bahrain, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc cited some “balance” issues with the SF-25.

Ferꩵrari struggled to keep 💙up with McLaren over a race stint in Bahrain.

Leclerc trailed Lando Norris by aroun🅰d 0.5s across a race simulation on day two.

Work to do ahead of Australia for Ferrari

Testing was far from perfect for Ferrari, behind McLaren and Mercedes on race pac🧔e.

Andrea Kimi📖 Antonelli matched Leclerc across his race run in🧸 Bahrain, and given the Italian’s lack of experience, it’s likely George Russell would have been faster had he been driving.

Lewis Hamilt🎃on was unable to complete a race run෴ at the end of day three after Ferrari ended his test early due to an “anomaly” in the data. 

As noted by the same report, Ferrari was running less downforce than McLaren during the test,🎶 evidenced by their medium-load rear wing.

Perhaps this impacted Fer🍌rari’s tyre wear - a strength of theirs - d☂uring the 2024 campaign.

❀The balance of the car al🍒so shifted throughout the test.

With less downforce on the rear, there was initially a more oversteer b🐭🗹alance, which Leclerc likes.

However, this turned into understeer as the test progressed - something Ferrari will ⛄have to get on top of for Australia.

With the unusually cool track temperatures and ab൲rasive tarmac, Au♌stralia will likely be a different story for F1’s top four teams.