After turning up with a raft of upgraded parts for the Friday practice sessions in France, Ferrari was left with mixed feelings about the improvements which the new upgrade package brought to the car performance. Ferrari found out early in the season that its 2019 challenger, the SF90 carries a significant deficit to Mercedes’ W10 through the corners. The difference lies in the differing aerodynamic concept. While Ferrari stuck to its low-drag concept which it introduced in 2018 for the first time, Mercedes concentrated on generating as much downforce as possible, sacrificing the top-speed of its car. After the first seven races, it seems that the latter aerodynamic package is turning...
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