Ferrari has ready nicely for the second day of Components 1 testing. As we speak’s work schedule shouldn’t differ a lot from yesterday’s. Lewis Hamilton is once more behind the wheel of the SF-25 within the morning session, protecting in thoughts, sadly, that climate circumstances usually are not preferrred. The monitor floor is beneath 15 levels, wind is at 5.7 kilometers per hour, and there’s a probability of rain that might threaten the session. It will likely be attention-grabbing to grasp what sort of setup Lewis Hamilton will use, whether or not he’ll proceed with aggressive exams or, like his teammate, take the monitor with a focused setup.
After a few extra intense laps, Lewis Hamilton instantly began a race tempo simulation. The quantity 44 automotive was once more fitted with the yellow-banded Pirelli C3 tires. From the primary pictures, it appeared that the instability that characterised the runs yesterday morning was not current. And certainly, shortly after, following the work to take away the aerodynamic shovels on the entrance wing, affirmation arrived. The British driver’s automotive is nothing like yesterday’s.
On the finish of the run, the place he accomplished a number of laps in race configuration, the Briton tried two push laps. Though the automotive nonetheless bounces a bit an excessive amount of (the automotive remains to be very low), the Ferrari SF-25’s conduct is superb. The driving could be very linear, clean, and with none hesitation. Lewis Hamilton simply finds the apex level at flip 13, a state of affairs that was not potential yesterday. The dealing with within the first three corners is great, with a extra aggressive pedal stance, just like Charles Leclerc‘s within the afternoon.
The traction phases are nonetheless good, particularly at flip 10, the place the English driver is ready to put all the facility from the 066/15 Energy Unit to the bottom with out errors. The attention-grabbing facet issues flip 13, the place, in comparison with the problematic conduct of yesterday, no axis is dominant, displaying a impartial steadiness. Afterwards, the English driver conducts constant-speed exams: 200 kilometers per hour for comparability with the wind tunnel.
In his quickest lap, with the DRS system open, the utmost velocity reached 315 kilometers per hour. This information appears in line with yesterday’s figures and people from the 2024 F1 testing marketing campaign. As well as, there may be an attention-grabbing commentary to think about. Watching a number of on-board pictures, it’s noticeable that the Modena automotive is kind of stiff on the entrance finish. This isn’t essentially a adverse facet, contemplating the precision of this axle, which allowed Lewis Hamilton to “paint” the cornering trajectories very nicely.
Understeer issues appear to have been minimized, luckily. This was info that wanted to be confirmed after the rain break. Sure, as a result of in Bahrain, sadly, the climate circumstances usually are not preferrred. Happily, the rain wasn’t heavy, and after about an hour of pause, motion resumed on monitor. Ferrari once more put the British driver within the automotive with C3 tires, a compound that has already seen 28 laps accomplished yesterday. After just a few laps, Lewis made a rapid cease within the pit lane the place the tires had been modified: nonetheless C3.
The automotive continues to point out the identical clear and orderly perspective. With the identical energy unit settings, the seven-time Components 1 world champion accomplished a few push laps the place the dealing with was fairly gentle. Basically, the perspective noticed earlier than the rain break was absolutely confirmed. Nonetheless, it’s attention-grabbing to notice that, in comparison with the earlier run, there was better ease within the acceleration phases, with the seven-time world champion urgent the throttle earlier, displaying extra aggression. Throughout the pit cease, the mechanics labored once more on the setup.
This time, it was a tweak to the entrance wing, including a small adjustment to the suspension stiffness. As soon as once more, this adjustment confirmed outcomes on monitor, confirming that the SF-25, for now, appears to be a automotive that responds nicely to the mechanics’ changes based mostly on driver suggestions. The British driver’s work continues, and in parallel, the drivability of the Italian automotive improves. It stays to be understood what kind of adjustment was made to the entrance finish. Lewis’ final lap was virtually good, regardless of the Ferrari not having the ability to hit the apex and assault the curb just like the McLaren.
It’s optimistic to notice that the automotive could be very composed and doesn’t present any rear-end instability. This was under no circumstances anticipated after the problems confronted yesterday morning. Lewis Hamilton’ time is coming to an finish. Within the afternoon, Charles Leclerc will take over the wheel. In response to varied reviews from the Italian media, the Monegasque will focus extra on high-fuel exams, because the environmental circumstances are getting nearer to these of an actual Grand Prix. Lastly, one key reality: Lewis Hamilton’s satisfaction was famous after yesterday’s troubles.
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