Rumour from Reddit : Mika Salo: "I dunno if it's a new engine but they're allowed to use it to its full power. Having to use less gas was their punishment for their cheating last year.
Yiu mean in 2019 when we were cheating not last year....so what they’re trying to say is that we couldn’t use the engine we had last year to it’s full potential because the FIA put a restraint on us to use LESS gas ( due to the 2019 incident) hence we couldn’t show our full engine power potential ?.
I call this theory BS.
So 2023 started off bad, but managed to claw back some lap time come end of the year. Lets hope SF24 will give us tifosi something to smile about.
Best case scenario: 3rd or 4th in the constructors championship.
Worst case scenario: 5th or 6th in the constructors championship.
I think we'd do much better than last year.
But, we have to take into consideration the gains made by the Merc-powered teams (AMR & McLaren) and the strength of Alonso.
Never assume anything it can make an **** of you me.It will all come out in the wash shortly.
Changes at Ferrari: "Mattia Binotto will miss several stages this year. Confirmed rumors about the team that will be presented on Friday. Laurent Mekies deputy team principal at the GPs. Inaki Rueda replaces him as Sports Director.
It's not how start but how you finish.
Yes he will and probably with Rory Byrne and co.
"I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slightest chance." - Michael Schumacher
Interesting developments at the rear for Sauber. It looks much slimmer than the C39.
"I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slightest chance." - Michael Schumacher
this may be true after all lol https://www.planetf1.com/news/ferrar...ating-scandal/
So 2023 started off bad, but managed to claw back some lap time come end of the year. Lets hope SF24 will give us tifosi something to smile about.
Ignore these below average at best has beens, they try too hard to stay relevant. Salo doesn't deserve any attention. What he's saying is ridiculous and it's quite sad seeing so many people here swallow such gospels as truth.
Now on to some serious discussion, Ferrari is returning to LeMans hyperclass. Great news.
https://www.gtplanet.net/ferrari-con...rcar-20210224/
I know some of you guys ware hoping for this....
Hypercar in LeMans and F1!!!! So the Scuderia is going to take on 2 fronts when it has'nt won a WDC or WCC title in over a decade in F1!!............yeah......uh-huh......sure, why not.
Not to mention Porsche will join along with other heavy hitters.
I'll watch it but I'm not gonna get my hopes up for Ferrari in the hypercar class at LeMans.
It's not how start but how you finish.
Ferrari's last win as a factory team at LeMans was 1965.
Ferrari will join in 2023 Porsche, Audi, and Toyota Gazoo Racing in the hypercar class...among others. These 3 teams are powerhouses in LeMans.....and know how to win.
It's great Ferrari will race at LeMans but I doubt heavily that they will win given their long history out of the sport as a factory team and the teams that will be present in 2023.
I'm being realistic.
It's not how start but how you finish.
This program will not effect the f1. So everyone who worrying about f1 no need.
As for jgonzalesm6 worrying about porsche. They have entered lmpdh. Which is imsa based category, and those regs, cars are pretty much dpi cars, or what we calling them lmp2.5. Hypercar class is, lets say the higher class. But, they all will be bop out at le mans to race together. The only time, at moment for 2023 ferrari will race porsche will be at le mans. What they and is building, complete different.
CAVALLINO RAMPANTE PER SEMPRE
The Lemans entry is due to F1 budget cap, staff would have to be made redundant, awkward to do so re purposed some staff to LeMans effort. Also Ferrari are practically building Hass now with more staff they have to split off from F1 due to budget cap.
BOP is worrying with Germans about, they've gone for the cheaper slower alternative and will likely do that German thing of being manipulative and use the BOP to their advantage but with big hitters in the hypercar class and putting more money in maybe the Germans lose out this time with their dodgy politics.
"I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slightest chance." - Michael Schumacher
There is no other reason why he would stay back. As much as people like to talk trash about him, one mustn't forget that he is a genius who was heavily involved in engine building from the beginning of Schumacher's dominance. He is an extremely good engineer no matter what people say.
"I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slightest chance." - Michael Schumacher
Any updates on Ferrari possibly competing in IndyCar?
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