Ferrari shocked the Method 1 paddock when it introduced a model new aerodynamic characteristic for the beginning of the second 2026 pre-season check in Bahrain on Wednesday.
A small wing appeared in entrance of the SF-26’s exhaust pipe, instantly capturing the eye of the opposite groups as Charles Leclerc took to the Sakhir observe earlier than Lewis Hamilton jumps on this afternoon.
Groups are allowed to put an aerodynamic gadget in that space of the automobile so long as it doesn’t exceed 60mm from the axle and, usually, this constraint doesn’t enable the gadget to increase past the tip of the exhaust.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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However Ferrari engineers managed to get round the issue by transferring the differential way back to doable, making the most of the area beneath the deformable construction. Typically, all the space in query was designed from the outset with the introduction of this new characteristic, referred to as FTM within the Scuderia storage.
Some great benefits of this answer additionally derive from the actual use of the 2026 energy models. The necessity to recharge the battery has pressured engine producers to additionally use the inner combustion engine as an electrical energy generator, therefore the necessity to maintain the V6 at excessive revs and, consequently, with fixed combustion that produces exhaust gases even in corners taken at medium and low speeds.
If the answer confirms the anticipated benefits, it won’t be doable for rivals to repeat an analogous answer with out having to revamp the rear of the automobile.
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