Red Bull money, Ferrari try to take it. This, in a nutshell, is the scenario we will witness Jeddah. The current state of confusion in GES it doesn’t make things any easier. After resizing by Inaki Rueda and the departure of David Sanchezother figures within the team they seem to wobble. Situation which, inevitably, is creating a certain organizational disorder.
Not to mention the value of the car. There SF-23 showed abnormal tire wear in Bahrainmaintaining a somewhat deficit pace. The problems related to race pace have been the subject of our in-depth analysis of Maranello’s latest aero-mechanical engineering work. Waiting to resolve the issue through some updates, all that remains is to maximize the product.
Then there is the Aston Martin, a single-seater ready to fight. There AMR23 has proven its worth. Number 14, conducted by the expert hands of Fernando Alonso, showed good performances in qualifying, excellent in the race. An all-round rival that cannot be considered simple exploit connected to the circuit.
In the end Mercedesa stable that like Ferrari is in a clear emergency. The aerodynamic philosophy of W14 not convincing despite the corrections made to the now famous “zero pod” project. Nonetheless, the award-winning team of Brackley does not raise the white flag and, on the contrary, continues to believe in the 2023 World Cup.
Ferrari vs Red Bull: does the redhead propose the single-pylon wing again?
We now dive into the analysis talking about load. TO Jeddah, technicians and pilots will have to be very good at finding a perfect aerodynamic compromise that is very difficult to obtain. Considering the various high-speed stretches, the configuration of the cars will have to take full advantage of the top speed and, at the same time, be able to produce a good downforce between the two axles to gain in the guided areas.
A single-seater with greater efficiency will enjoy a window of setup larger. In this respect, the bottom of the Red Bull RB19 it will be a great advantage, able to generate a lot of downforce by leaving less downforce to the wings. Ferrari should retest the discarded wing a Sakhir. It remains to be seen whether it will still take some time to be understood and corrected before using it.
This spec could help a lot at this track, as it combines medium downforce with lower overall drag than the previous version. In any case it would not be strange to observe nolder additional on the wings. We are talking about small shims installed on the trailing edge of the flap, useful for increasing the vertical load with a “low cost” on the drag.
Another crucial factor concerns the front end. Finding the correct load to impose on the front will allow you to obtain the most suitable balance for the track. Understeer should be avoided through tuning. In Saudi Arabiain fact, this phenomenon could greatly affect the chronometric results. Reason for which the optimal “care” of the front axle will be provided.
Ferrari vs Red Bull: power unit SF-23 arma letale
Once again the mechanics will have to be at the service of aerodynamics. TO Jeddah stiffer structures will be proposed to stabilize the aerodynamic platform. The reason is simple: through this operation the “clean” load generated by the fund will be higher. It will be interesting to see how it works Ferrari in this regard, remembering that too much suspensory rigidity in Bahrain negatively affected the balance.
From the point of view dell’handling you need a good reactivity at the front without penalizing the rear though. Traction will indeed be essential. During the past season, the F1-75 managed to make a difference in T1, showing an excellent starting point coming out of the first chicane. From this point of view, the redhead should be calm, because the SF-23 it expressed excellent qualities in the acceleration phase.
Overall we expect an improvement in terms of cornering from the Ferrari. On the Bahraini track, in fact, it was precisely in these phases where the greatest delay occurred Red Bull. Another strong point that Ferrari drivers will have to exploit concerns the braking considering the excellent longitudinal grip that emerged from the analyses.
From an exquisitely motoristic point of view, avoiding further problems of youth related to reliability, the power unit from the Ferrari will be able to express all its value. Endothermic propulsion added to the hybrid support which, a Jeddah, should guarantee a good advantage on the chronometric reliefs. Setting the energy recovery produced by the generated motions in the best possible way will be essential to spread the extra push over the course of the session.
Red Bull still remains the favorite. The reigning world champion team will offer an unloaded set-up to recover something in terms of speed on the straight. Despite using Seppur a revised rear suspension, in fact, they remain second to Ferrari in terms of pure traction.
The RB19 it is very strong in corner entry thanks to the goodness of its front end. The advantages in this sense will be many, even in fast areas. It will be interesting to understand how the single-seaters of Milton Keynes they will manage the most important braking sections. In this respect, indeed, they seem to err slightly. u
In Bahrain the Dutchman used the brake pedal much more gradually than Charles Leclerc. We will see if this interpretative style of Verstappen it will be confirmed or not. Overall, however, expect a very strong Red Bull considering that the lateral grip has a rather high specific weight.
Jeddah 2023: Pirelli tire management
As for each Big prize the administration of the compounds will be fundamental. Speaking of tyres, just yesterday, a guest on our show Spit Stopthe “pop” podcast by Formula One Technical Analysisthe guest of excellence Mario Island explained in detail how the new Extreme wet tires work.
Returning to the present we must underline a fact: in Saudi Arabia the tires will be subjected to very high lateral forces, while the longitudinal ones will be decidedly lower. Overall, indeed, the various curves in succession present in Jeddah will contribute to the increase of internal temperatures. That’s why, reaching “the ceiling” of the operating window will be quite simple.
During the championship 2022 the Soft did not offer such a marked advantage over the Medium, as it had a softer shoulder that didn’t give the right feeling to the pilot. While the Pirelli band compound allowed better control of temperatures by having an activation in terms of higher temperature. It remains to be seen whether the new buildings 2023 they will propose the same scenario.
Authors: Niccolo Arnerich – @niccoloarnerich – Alessandro Arcari –@berrageiz
Images: Scuderia Ferrari – Oracle Red Bull Racing
