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'Simulations Ferrari for Australia hopeful, no updates needed'
- GPblog.com
Ferrari's simulations are hopeful for the Australian Grand Prix, according to Motorsport.com report. According to information from the Italian website, the Maranello-based racing team will not start the race at the Albert Park circuit with updates. Simulations in fact indicate that Ferrari should be competitive with the current package.
The data from the simulation systems would show that F1-75 will still be able to use the configuration with which it appeared in the first two Grands Prix of the season, with, of course, relatively minor adjustments to the set-up the car on the track. According to the aforementioned medium, the first significant changes will be made when the Formula One circus descends on Europe. Improvements are expected in Imola and Barcelona.
Albert Park adjustments
The circuit in Melbourne has been taken in hand. Two slow corners have been deleted, so that the average speed is a lot higher from this season on. This should make overtaking a lot easier. In previous editions of the Australian Grand Prix this was a major point of criticism.
The 2022 car of Ferrari should go well at Albert Park according to the performance on the simulator. The simulations indicated that there was none to make changes to the current aerodynamics package. If a team does, it could lose valuable time or worse be fall down the grid. Indeed, taking updates and putting them on the car doesn't always have to turn out the way one thinks it will.
Red Bull a competitor, Mercedes not
The chance that Mercedes will be able to mix with Ferrari and Red Bull Racing in Australia is slim. The new track in Melbourne has some of the same characteristics as the Bahrain International Circuit. This could bring an end to an impressive series of seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton. The British driver has managed to secure pole position in all races in the hybrid era (since 2014) in Australia.