Ferrari will test its F14T in conditions close to a Grand Prix
Scuderia Ferrari will take advantage of the last four days of testing before the first Grand Prix to continue working on the reliability of the F14T, continue perfecting the new parts, and also begin testing their machine in conditions close to those of a Grand Prix.
As the teams have completed two-thirds of the 12 scheduled winter test days, James Allison – Technical Director of Scuderia Ferrari – reflected on the start of the season for the Italian team. The four test days that took place last week in Bahrain went well for the Reds.
« We came to Sakhir with the aim of working intensively on the long list of actions we need to undertake. We wanted to maximize track time, working methodically to be ready for Melbourne. I must say that with the exception of the morning of the third day, that’s what we did, » Allison said on the Ferrari website.
During these four days, Ferrari specifically worked on optimizing the new elements present on the F14T for this new season: « We worked on how to get the best out of our clutch /f1/actualite/16982-essais-bahrein-1-le-bilan-des-quatre-journees.html and on optimizing our new brakes. We studied in detail the temperature balance of all cooling fluids, a key point in this year’s regulations, and we gradually expanded the operating window of the new energy recovery system. We were able to begin understanding the behavioral characteristics of the car and start learning which setup parameters the tires respond to. Continuing this work will be an important part of our program during the next four days here in Bahrain. »
Reliability, the key element
So far, the Maranello team has focused on reliability – which should be a key element – and it will be the same during the next four days of testing – from February 27 to March 2. These four days will also be an opportunity for Ferrari to test its car under conditions close to those of F1 Grand Prix races: For the last four days, our program will see us attempt to make the car even closer to how it will perform in races, thus providing invaluable tests to the drivers and subjecting the car and all its systems to the full rigor they will have to endure throughout the season.
As a reminder, during the first Bahrain tests, Ferrari covered 287 laps, which is 1,553 km, bringing its total running, since the first laps at Jerez, to approximately 2,664 km. You can find our complete report on the Bahrain tests.
