The brand-new SF-24 has actually looked excellent from the start of track running in Bahrain, and most importantly its on-track behaviour has actually mirrored that seen in the Maranello simulator.
Leclerc states that the group remains in a far better position than it was 12 months back, and it has a great base upon which to construct as it establishes the automobile.
“We’re making great development,” he stated. “Once once again the vehicle is doing what it requires to do, which wasn’t the case at the start of in 2015.
“I keep in mind after the very first couple of days, I was a lot more concerned since it was a really, extremely complex vehicle to drive. This year it’s simpler, so it’s beginning with a much better base, however there’s still a great deal of work to do.
“For the time being, whatever’s going according to strategy, in the sense that we have not had any undesirable surprises in regards to the cars and truck’s behaviour.”
Leclerc states the reality that the automobile has actually responded as the simulator had actually forecasted will assist to speed up advancement.
“The automobile is acting as it performed in the simulator, so that’s a respectable indication,” he stated. “After that, in regards to competitiveness, it’s prematurely to state.
“In itself, the truth that it acts precisely as it carried out in the simulator is excellent news. It enables us to be able to establish the vehicle in the virtual world at Maranello, which’s excellent.”
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24
Picture by: Simon Galloway/ Motorsport Images
Broadening on the enhancement compared to 12 months earlier, he stated: “In regards to driveability, the cars and truck is a lot much better compared to in 2015. In 2015 after the test, it was really, really hard to press into an instructions, due to the fact that we simply didn’t understand what the automobile was doing.
“We would enter a corner and we didn’t understand whether we will have severe oversteer or severe understeer. Which was a huge issue. This year, the automobile is not like that, which is a much better starting point.”
Leclerc warned that it’s too early to get a clear image of the general 2024 pecking order.
“It seems like every winter season test, which indicates that we do not comprehend a thing,” he stated. “Because in the meantime, it’s prematurely to state, we have no concept what are the fuel levels of everyone else.
“My preliminary sensation is that Red Bull regrettably stays a fair bit ahead. They have actually done really remarkable lap times.
“But this is just my own sensation, not taking a look at information, because once again information does not suggest much in the meantime.”
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