The Ferrari test program
On the days of on Wednesday 1st March and Thursday 2nd, Ferrari has planned track tests at Mugello for the so-called TPCs. These are tests with single-seaters from the years preceding the current one and the Cavallino’s reserve drivers Antonio Giovinazzi, Arthur Leclerc and Antonio Fuoco will take turns at the wheel.
This is reported by colleagues from AutoRacer.it, which revealed the plans of the Maranello team regarding the tests to be carried out in April.
Thursday 9 March and Friday 10 will be the turn of the Ferrari SF-26, for testing on the artificially wet asphalt of Fiorano “with at least one starting driver“.
The most awaited test, the filming day of Monzais instead scheduled for Wednesday 22 April. Ferrari will certainly test thoroughly in the test the ‘Macarena’ wingin its evolved version which has been worked on in recent weeks. The wing was not seen in the recent Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka, despite what was initially thought and it may be used on the filming day given that it has already been used in FP1 in Shanghai and therefore cannot be classified as a novelty.
In the 200km of Monza, Ferrari will test the folding wing with the aim of taking it to Miami and starting the long recovery process compared to Mercedes. There could be other teams with her on the Brianza track.
An April without competitions
As reported in recent weeks, Formula 1 has decided not to contest the Grands Prix in Bahrain on April 10th and Saudi Arabia on the 17th for reasons linked to the conflict in the Middle East. A space of good has thus opened up four full weeks without even a race. F1’s return to the track is scheduled for the Miami weekend of May 3rd.
The free time will be used by the FIA and F1 to discuss with the teams the possible changes to be made to the technical regulations for this and future seasons.
