By Gura Garcia
13 Feb 2024, 1:27 PM EST
One of the most anticipated days finally arrived before the start of the 2024 Formula 1 season, and that is that the Italian team, Ferrari, revealed his new car with which he will compete in this new campaign of the highest category of motorsports and will try to snatch the constructors’ championship from the most recent leader in recent years, Red Bull Racing, a team led by the driver and current world champion, Max Verstappen.
The red team made the presentation of the new car official through its social networks with a video showing the SF-24 model; In the images you can see a large video wall where you can see the most impressive and unique moments of the Prancing Horse in the history of Formula 1 and also a very clear message in the voice of none other than Enzo Ferrari, the creator of one of the legendary brands of motor sports:
“The most important victory is that victory that is yet to come,” indicates the message.
The chassis of the new Ferrari could also be appreciated and it will maintain its classic colors with thin white and yellow lines that will run throughout the design of the car. With this new version of the car, the team will seek to give a strong and forceful blow to the table in the coming season and fight for the drivers’ championship. led by Charles Lecler who is the number 1 driver and the last season of the second in command, the Spanish Carlos Sainz, who will leave Ferrari in 2025 for the arrival of the British Lewis Hamilton.
With the help of the technical team, led by Enrico Cardile, the layout of the car was changed with the redesign of the body. The chassis, which was designed by Fabio Montecchi, is a total of about 50 millimeters longer and is lighter than the previous version. (SF-23). It should also be noted that the modification in the gearbox is related to the behavior with a full tank or an empty fuel tank.
The protagonists spoke about the new car
“Introducing a new car to the world for the first time is always a very exciting moment for me and the drivers., although we are all already thinking about the moment when we face our rivals on the track. “This year, we must start where we left off at the end of last season, when we were consistently in the top positions, with the aim of constantly improving in all areas,” said Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur.
“I really like the look of the car, including the white and yellow parts of the body. But of course what I’m really interested in is how it will perform on the track., since that is the only thing that matters. The SF-24 should be less sensitive and easier to drive, and for us pilots, that’s what it takes to get it right. I hope the car takes a step forward in several aspects and, from the impression I have formed in the simulator, I think we are where we want to be,” said Leclerc about the new car he will drive.
Carlos Sainz also had words in reference to the new car he will drive in this new season, his last aboard Ferrari. “The goal is to have a more manageable car and, therefore, capable of running at a constant race pace.”, since these are the basic requirements to fight for victories. We pilots have done everything possible to give the engineers accurate information and I am sure that the Maranello workers will have listened to our needs.”
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