Ferrari’s new upgrade package that it has introduced at the Spanish Grand Prix is similar in expected performance gain to the step it introduced in Imola, according to senior performance engineer Jock Clear. A major upgrade for Imola put Ferrari in the mix for pole position and the victory, while Charles Leclerc followed up with a win in Monaco the following week. At Barcelona the team has brought an increased sidepod and engine cover undercut, changes to the floor fences, floor body and floor edge, a reworked diffuser and tweaks to the halo, and Clear says the targeted performance improvement is along the same lines. “I’d say it’s similar,” Clear said. “When we quantify an...
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