Ferrari: Wind Tunnel Data Confirmed on Track

After the first test days of the season, on the Spanish circuit of Jerez, optimism is in order at Ferrari. The Scuderia has put its wind tunnel back into operation since October 2013 and is finally seeing the convincing results of the deep modifications made to it after several successive development failures of its single-seaters.

At the beginning of this year, the data collected in the wind tunnel are indeed confirmed on the track, which opens up interesting development prospects with optimism, as confirmed by Stefano Domenicali, team director, on the official Ferrari website: « The technical parameters of the F14-T, as well as their aerodynamic validation on the track, meet our expectations and provide us with a solid starting point, which we must now exploit as much as possible. »

An important success for Ferrari, which had chosen to use Toyota’s wind tunnel these past months in order to improve the one in Maranello. A profitable choice that now allows the team to develop its F14-T in its own wind tunnel with serenity: « In Jerez, we focused our efforts on adjusting the new systems to ensure that all the components of the new power unit work as well as possible together. I was also very pleased to see, even though it wasn’t really a surprise, that our drivers worked in harmony and have already provided excellent feedback regarding the car’s development, » continues the sporting director of the Italian brand, echoing Fernando Alonso’s recent comments.

However, Domenicali remains cautious: “We cannot yet assess the level of performance at this time, neither for our F14-T nor for our rivals. The most important thing is to complete as many laps as possible to provide our engineers with the necessary data for the proper development of the car. It would be premature to make precise evaluations. What matters most is to have a clear understanding of what we need to do now and the direction to take, so that we arrive in Melbourne in the best shape possible.”