Formula 1 | Ferrari: Leclerc tested the new surface at Fiorano

The work of the continues unabated Ferrari. The Scuderia of Maranello, having played heavily at a handicap in 2023, it is trying to recover the ground by bringing new features after new features. After the big update in Barcelona, ​​the effects of which were not exactly immediate given the bad performance in Spain, it seems they worked in Canada given the good race pace had by Leclerc e Sainz throughout the weekend, from Friday to Sunday. The run-up of the Red team, however, is only at the beginning, because the Red Bull still seems unattainable, and Aston Martin e Mercedes they are certainly not watching. For this reason, therefore, the Scuderia does not want to leave any stone unturned, and in view of the next Austrian Grand Prix, scheduled at Zeltweg this weekend, it is took to the track with Sainz and Leclerc for a 100 km filming day session. More than the sponsors however, Ferrari took advantage of the Fiorano track to test a new fund and flatter configuration of the front wing.

In detail, Sainz was the first to use it yesterday SF-23 with a wing that should give more thrust to the single-seater, while Leclerc in the afternoon debuted the much-talked-about bottom that we should see on both cars in Austria, but be careful, because as it is the weekend with the Sprint Race we will enter parc fermé as early as Friday, so there will only be the first and only free practice session to make all the necessary comparisons, and this is why the time necessary for the filming day was used to carry out a real test, albeit with demo tires. In Maranello we continue to push relentlessly to close the gap and make a 2023 that has so far been disastrous in terms of results on the track less bitter, a real rude awakening after the expectations for an SF-23 that is not exactly the result of F1. 75, at least the one seen in the first part of 2022, but rather a car with many problems and which the team is trying to resolve as quickly as possible.