F1 | Chinese GP – Ferrari SF-24 configuration: configuration that continues to be perfect in all sectors

Ferrari arrives in China as the second full squad for the 2024 world championship, Let’s discover, in a technical overview, the key features and the best configuration to see the Ferrari SF-24 in good condition in China.

After four races held in the 2024 Formula 1 season, the forces in the field I now ben delineate, with Red Bull being chased by Ferrari. The level of performance shown by the SF-24 is notable and unexpected by other teams, especially Mercedes and McLaren who looked very competitive last year. However, the new seat from Maranello won the competition, leaving only RB20 as a target to be reached, the goal is not too far away. Let’s find out in a technical review, what it is set up better seeing the Ferrari SF-24 in good shape at the Chinese GP.

The Shanghai route, as described yesterday in This articlerepresents a new seeds for the team. In fact, one of the fastest chairs in the world is returning to China 5 years after the last edition. New single seats, different tires and most of all a brand new design. The technical aspect and preparation of vehicles will be basis in a weekend that includes only one free practice before entering the official sessions. Despite qualifying immediately after Free Practice, those teams will have the possibility of slightly modifying the structure and administration of parc fermé twice.

With the Red Bull RB20, the technical reference in this single-seater generation, the Ferrari should prove very competitive in the same way as Australia. This is because Shanghai’s track, like that of Albert Park, has elements that make it front and rear smalldue to the presence of many types of curves.

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After the great action shown in Suzuka, Ferrari arrives in China with a single seater that is close to the first stage of the update, so close to the best SF-24 1.0 skills. For this reason, mechanics and horse mechanics will have a job optimize the configuration prepared in the simulator.

As in Australia, the same track as the one in Shanghai, there are several long corners, where The front axle and the entire suspension are under stress for a long time. As at Albert Park and partly also at Suzuka, the Ferrari SF-24 showed that it knows how to keep the best ratio of the alley case. This is because he managed to get the perfect compromise between hardness and softness of anti-roll bars, torsion bars and a third mechanical element. A setup that they both agree on incisiveness in the slow corners and progress in the fast ones.

The back will be basicwhere Ferrari has invested heavily new rear suspension to obtain results in mechanical and aerodynamic fields. There continuous adjustment of the tension spring and torsion bars will be necessary for avoid backsliding in the few fast corners available. Special attention of technicians will be paid corner trip 12-13a cry twice and a light bank that will require a special land permit.

Finally, it will be interesting to discover which path Ferrari will choose, and which track over the course of the weekend it will wear rubber and have more grip. It will be decisive good fixation al posteriorewith a stricter schedule considering the weekend where the tires will be more flat, except rain.

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