With Max Verstappen already champion and Red Bull cruising to the constructors' title, Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto says a new floor at Suzuka was the final development because the team is 'at this season's budget limit'. | Sport24news
With Max Verstappen already champion and Red Bull cruising to the constructors' title, Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto says a new floor at Suzuka was the final development because the team is"at this season's budget limit".
That is not good news for the Maranello marque, because the new floor did not solve Ferrari's problem of excessive tyre wear - which became apparent after the FIA's mid-season clampdown against 'porpoising'. "We are very strong warming up the tyres, but then after three, four laps, we just destroy them," said driver Charles Leclerc after the Japanese Grand Prix."The data we collected confirmed the development step," he insists.
As for Mercedes, the next race in Austin will mark the end of the reigning constructors' champions' 2022 car development program. "It's our final step of aero development," said the team's engineering boss Andrew Shovlin."There's also a few bits where we have taken some weight out of components that will hopefully get the car closer to the weight limit.To get Once you're registered, go to '